Tiếng Việt · Common phrase Candidate

cá hàng chài

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

a person who is easily deceived

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người dễ bị lừa

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Literally: fish on the pier

Examples

Anh ấy thật cá hàng chài, bị lừa mua phải hàng giảHe's so gullible, he was deceived into buying fake goods

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English 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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “cá hàng chài” mean?

a person who is easily deceived Literally: fish on the pier

Is “cá hàng chài” formal or informal?

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

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