rừng mạch vách tai
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Meaning · English
A place where everyone knows each other's business
Literally: forest of ears and walls
Examples
Ngôi làng nhỏ là rừng mạch vách tai, không ai có thể giữ bí mậtThe small village is a place where everyone knows each other's business, no one can keep a secret
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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 “rừng mạch vách tai” mean?
A place where everyone knows each other's business Literally: forest of ears and walls
Is “rừng mạch vách tai” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.