thằng xẩm mất gậy
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Meaning · English
A person loses their advantage or leverage
Literally: the blind man loses his cane
Examples
Khi mất việc, anh ấy thật sự trở thành thằng xẩm mất gậyWhen he lost his job, he really became helpless
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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 “thằng xẩm mất gậy” mean?
A person loses their advantage or leverage Literally: the blind man loses his cane
Is “thằng xẩm mất gậy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.