Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

rối canh hẹ

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Meaning · English

Tangled as chive soup — a snarl no chopstick sorts out.

Literally: muddled as leek broth

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 “rối canh hẹ” mean?

Tangled as chive soup — a snarl no chopstick sorts out. Literally: muddled as leek broth

Is “rối canh hẹ” formal or informal?

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

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