quấy như quỉ nhà chay
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Meaning · English
To disturb or annoy someone constantly
Literally: like a devil in a vegetarian's house
Examples
Anh ấy quấy như quỉ nhà chay, tôi không thể tập trung làm việcHe's disturbing me like a devil in a vegetarian's house, I couldn't focus on my work
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 “quấy như quỉ nhà chay” mean?
To disturb or annoy someone constantly Literally: like a devil in a vegetarian's house
Is “quấy như quỉ nhà chay” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.