Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

thuốc đắng đã tật

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Meaning · English

Past the fence, over the hedge and the tail relaxes — out of danger, courage returns.

Literally: past the ring, the tail uncurls

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “thuốc đắng đã tật” mean?

Past the fence, over the hedge and the tail relaxes — out of danger, courage returns. Literally: past the ring, the tail uncurls

Is “thuốc đắng đã tật” formal or informal?

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

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