Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

bắt lươn đàng đuôi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Grabbing the eel by the tail — the slipperiest hold on a slippery thing.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: catch the eel at the tail end

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “bắt lươn đàng đuôi” mean?

Grabbing the eel by the tail — the slipperiest hold on a slippery thing. Literally: catch the eel at the tail end

Is “bắt lươn đàng đuôi” formal or informal?

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

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