tỉnh như sáo 
wide awake [ tỉnh ] : (1) province, prefecture; city; (2) to wake up, awaken, recover consciousness
[ như ] : like, for example, as, such as, similar
[ sáo ] : (1) magpie; (2) bamboo blinds; (3) stock phrase, cliché; (4) flute; (5) cook meet with bamboo shoots and spices
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Most Common Compounds Set 2 :