so kè hết nước
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Meaning · English
To argue until one is exhausted
Literally: counting grains of rice until all the water is gone
Examples
Hai người bạn đó đã so kè hết nước về vấn đề đóThe two friends argued until they were exhausted about that issue
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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 “so kè hết nước” mean?
To argue until one is exhausted Literally: counting grains of rice until all the water is gone
Is “so kè hết nước” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.