Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Uống như thằn lằn uống nước cúng

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Meaning · English

To drink very little

Literally: drinking like a lizard drinking worship water

Examples

Anh ấy uống như thằn lằn uống nước cúng, chỉ một ngụm nhỏHe drank like a lizard drinking worship water, just a small sip

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Uống như thằn lằn uống nước cúng” mean?

To drink very little Literally: drinking like a lizard drinking worship water

Is “Uống như thằn lằn uống nước cúng” formal or informal?

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

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