uốn gối mềm lưng

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Bent knee and pliant back — bowing and scraping to power.

Literally: curve the knee, soften the spine
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 “uốn gối mềm lưng” mean?

Bent knee and pliant back — bowing and scraping to power. Literally: curve the knee, soften the spine

Is “uốn gối mềm lưng” formal or informal?

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