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trời ơi đất hỡi

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Meaning · English

Crying out to sky and soil — an exasperated "oh for heaven's sake" with folk-song bones.

Literally: oh heaven, oh earth

Examples

Trời ơi đất hỡi, dặn năm lần bảy lượt vẫn quên chìa khóa.For heaven's sake — reminded five times and he still forgot the keys.

Editorial example (batch 046)

Sources & notes

Discovered via slangviet.com (headword reference only; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05. Reference page: slangviet.com/phrases/troi-oi-dat-hoi.

Common questions

What does “trời ơi đất hỡi” mean?

Crying out to sky and soil — an exasperated "oh for heaven's sake" with folk-song bones. Literally: oh heaven, oh earth

Is “trời ơi đất hỡi” formal or informal?

trời ơi đất hỡi is generally informal.

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