Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

yếu như sên

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Meaning · English

Weak as a snail — strength in homeopathic doses.

Literally: feeble as a slug

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 “yếu như sên” mean?

Weak as a snail — strength in homeopathic doses. Literally: feeble as a slug

Is “yếu như sên” formal or informal?

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

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