Thân em như miếng cau khô
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Meaning · English
Someone is extremely weak or frail
Literally: Your body is like a dry areca nut
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Sau thời gian dài ốm, thân em như miếng cau khô.After a long illness, I became extremely weak.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Thân em như miếng cau khô” mean?
Someone is extremely weak or frail Literally: Your body is like a dry areca nut
Is “Thân em như miếng cau khô” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.