xoi-xói như thày-bói đâm cua
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Meaning · English
Talking nonsense or speaking vaguely
Literally: mumbling like a fortune teller stabbing a crab
Examples
Anh ấy xoi-xói như thày-bói đâm cua nên tôi không hiểu ý của anhHe talked nonsense like a fortune teller stabbing a crab, so I didn't understand his point
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “xoi-xói như thày-bói đâm cua” mean?
Talking nonsense or speaking vaguely Literally: mumbling like a fortune teller stabbing a crab
Is “xoi-xói như thày-bói đâm cua” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.