Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

tay không chơn rồi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Empty hands, idle feet — no estate, no employment, nothing yet begun.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không có tài sản, không có việc làm, chưa bắt đầu gì

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Literally: bare hands, unoccupied feet

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). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tay không chơn rồi” mean?

Empty hands, idle feet — no estate, no employment, nothing yet begun. Literally: bare hands, unoccupied feet

Is “tay không chơn rồi” formal or informal?

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

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