tối như hũ nút
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: tối như hũ đút
Meaning · English
Dark as a stoppered jar — pitch black; or thick-skulled beyond teaching.
Literally: dark as a corked crock
Examples
Trong hầm tối như hũ nút.Inside the tunnel it was dark as a sealed jar.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “tối như hũ nút” mean?
Dark as a stoppered jar — pitch black; or thick-skulled beyond teaching. Literally: dark as a corked crock
Is “tối như hũ nút” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.