qua ngày đoạn tháng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Getting through days and finishing months — merely subsisting, marking time.
Literally: pass the day, get done with the month
Examples
Không việc làm, anh ấy sống qua ngày đoạn tháng.Out of work, he just gets through the days.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “qua ngày đoạn tháng” mean?
Getting through days and finishing months — merely subsisting, marking time. Literally: pass the day, get done with the month
Is “qua ngày đoạn tháng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.