răng cắn phải lưỡi

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Meaning · English

The teeth bite the tongue — the closest companions still wound each other.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: teeth bite their own tongue

Examples

Vợ chồng như răng với lưỡi, răng cắn phải lưỡi là thường.Spouses are teeth and tongue — the bite happens.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “răng cắn phải lưỡi” mean?

The teeth bite the tongue — the closest companions still wound each other. Literally: teeth bite their own tongue

Is “răng cắn phải lưỡi” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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