Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thở như trâu hạ địa

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Meaning · English

to breathe heavily with exhaustion

Literally: breathe like an ox plowing the earth

Examples

Anh ấy thở như trâu hạ địa sau khi chạy bộ.He breathed like an ox plowing the earth after running.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thở như trâu hạ địa” mean?

to breathe heavily with exhaustion Literally: breathe like an ox plowing the earth

Is “Thở như trâu hạ địa” formal or informal?

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

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