Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cá đầu cau cuối

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Meaning · English

Things start well but end badly

Literally: Fish head, cabbage tail

Examples

Dự án này cá đầu cau cuối, bắt đầu rất hứa hẹn nhưng kết thúc thất bạiThis project started well but ended in failure

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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 “Cá đầu cau cuối” mean?

Things start well but end badly Literally: Fish head, cabbage tail

Is “Cá đầu cau cuối” formal or informal?

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

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