Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

say tít cò bợ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Drunk as a spinning pond-heron — inebriation with its own axis.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

say như một con diệp điên đảo

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Literally: tipsy as a whirling cò bợ

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.

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What does “say tít cò bợ” mean?

Drunk as a spinning pond-heron — inebriation with its own axis. Literally: tipsy as a whirling cò bợ

Is “say tít cò bợ” formal or informal?

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

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