Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

cá bể chim ngàn

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Meaning · English

Sea fish and mountain birds — the far-flung and untamable; those the net was never made for.

Literally: sea fish, forest bird

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

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What does “cá bể chim ngàn” mean?

Sea fish and mountain birds — the far-flung and untamable; those the net was never made for. Literally: sea fish, forest bird

Is “cá bể chim ngàn” formal or informal?

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

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