Cá cắn câu biết đâu mà gỡ, chim vào lồng biết thuở nào ra

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Meaning · English

Once involved, it's hard to escape or get out of a situation.

Literally: Fish bite the hook, who knows when to pull, bird enters the cage, who knows when to exit

Examples

Anh ấy đã Cá cắn câu biết đâu mà gỡ, chim vào lồng biết thuở nào ra khi đầu tư vào dự án đó.He got stuck after investing in that project.

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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 “Cá cắn câu biết đâu mà gỡ, chim vào lồng biết thuở nào ra” mean?

Once involved, it's hard to escape or get out of a situation. Literally: Fish bite the hook, who knows when to pull, bird enters the cage, who knows when to exit

Is “Cá cắn câu biết đâu mà gỡ, chim vào lồng biết thuở nào ra” formal or informal?

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