"lo bò trắng răng" meaning in Vietnamese

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Verb

IPA: [lɔ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ zaŋ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [lɔ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˦˩ ʈaŋ˦˧˥ ʐaŋ˧˧] [Huế], [lɔ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩ ʈaŋ˦˥ ɹaŋ˧˧] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: Literally, "to worry that a cow's teeth are white". Most Kinh people in the old days, regardless of status, dyed their teeth black. This idiom implies that a person feels uneasy that their cow's teeth are not dyed, although it is a livestock, not human. Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} lo bò trắng răng, {{vi-verb}} lo bò trắng răng
  1. (idiomatic) to needlessly worry Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-lo_bò_trắng_răng-vi-verb-VYGmbvH7 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header

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