Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bặt tin chim cá

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Completely lose contact or news

Literally: lose news of bird fish

Examples

Họ đã bặt tin chim cá từ ngày ông ấy đi du lịch.They had completely lost contact with him since he went on vacation.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bặt tin chim cá” mean?

Completely lose contact or news Literally: lose news of bird fish

Is “Bặt tin chim cá” formal or informal?

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

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