bắt nhái bỏ đệp

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Meaning · English

Catch the small fry and let the big fish go

Literally: catch frog release snake

Examples

Họ bắt nhái bỏ đệp, không giải quyết được vấn đề gốc rễThey catch the small fry and let the big fish go, cannot solve the root problem

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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 “bắt nhái bỏ đệp” mean?

Catch the small fry and let the big fish go Literally: catch frog release snake

Is “bắt nhái bỏ đệp” formal or informal?

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