ôm chân nấp bóng
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Meaning · English
To rely on someone's power or influence for protection
Literally: hug legs, hide shadow
Examples
Anh ta ôm chân nấp bóng của người anh trai để thăng tiến trong công tyHe relies on his older brother's influence to get promoted in the company
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “ôm chân nấp bóng” mean?
To rely on someone's power or influence for protection Literally: hug legs, hide shadow
Is “ôm chân nấp bóng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.