thằng ốm đánh vật
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Meaning · English
A sick man in a wrestling bout — straining far past one's strength with little hope of winning.
Literally: the sickly fellow wrestling
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “thằng ốm đánh vật” mean?
A sick man in a wrestling bout — straining far past one's strength with little hope of winning. Literally: the sickly fellow wrestling
Is “thằng ốm đánh vật” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.