Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

vắng như chùa

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Meaning · English

Crowded as a market — humanity at full jostle.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Vắng vẻ như chùa, không phải là mô tả đúng, vì chùa thường yên tĩnh

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Literally: packed like a marketplace

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “vắng như chùa” mean?

Crowded as a market — humanity at full jostle. Literally: packed like a marketplace

Is “vắng như chùa” formal or informal?

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

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