thách nhà giầu húp tương

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Meaning · English

To challenge someone more powerful or wealthy

Literally: challenge the rich to drink sauce

Examples

Anh ấy thách nhà giầu húp tương khi kiện họ ra tòaHe challenged the rich to drink sauce when he sued them in court

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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 “thách nhà giầu húp tương” mean?

To challenge someone more powerful or wealthy Literally: challenge the rich to drink sauce

Is “thách nhà giầu húp tương” formal or informal?

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