Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

rễ má dây mơ

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Meaning · English

Tuber roots and creeper vines — kinship's tangle, connection by every underground runner.

Literally: má roots and mơ vines

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 “rễ má dây mơ” mean?

Tuber roots and creeper vines — kinship's tangle, connection by every underground runner. Literally: má roots and mơ vines

Is “rễ má dây mơ” formal or informal?

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

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