Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tóc vấn ngang đầu, long chầu hổ phục

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be completely obedient or submissive

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tuân thủ hoàn toàn hoặc phục tùng

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Literally: Hair hanging across the forehead, dragon bows and tiger surrenders

Examples

Anh ta luôn tóc vấn ngang đầu, long chầu hổ phục trước lời nói của cấp trênHe is always completely obedient to his superior's words

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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 “Tóc vấn ngang đầu, long chầu hổ phục” mean?

To be completely obedient or submissive Literally: Hair hanging across the forehead, dragon bows and tiger surrenders

Is “Tóc vấn ngang đầu, long chầu hổ phục” formal or informal?

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

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