Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

sôi hỏng bỏng không

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Meaning · English

The sticky rice failed and the puffed rice came to nothing — both attempts, one emptiness.

Literally: xôi spoiled, bỏng nothing

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 “sôi hỏng bỏng không” mean?

The sticky rice failed and the puffed rice came to nothing — both attempts, one emptiness. Literally: xôi spoiled, bỏng nothing

Is “sôi hỏng bỏng không” formal or informal?

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

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