Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

so tày buộc chặt

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Completely and utterly defeated

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bị đánh bại hoàn toàn

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Literally: iron chains tightly bound

Examples

Sau khi thất bại trong kinh doanh, anh ấy cảm thấy so tày buộc chặt.After failing in business, he felt completely and utterly defeated.

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Nghĩa là so đo, hơn thua thái quá.” 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 tày buộc chặt” mean?

Completely and utterly defeated Literally: iron chains tightly bound

Is “so tày buộc chặt” formal or informal?

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

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