Tiếng Việt · Common phrase Candidate

cà khẳng cà kheo

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Meaning · English

to pretend to be poor or pitiful

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: poor affirm poor clever

Examples

Anh ấy cà khẳng cà kheo để được đồng cảm.He pretends to be poor to get sympathy.

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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 “cà khẳng cà kheo” mean?

to pretend to be poor or pitiful Literally: poor affirm poor clever

Is “cà khẳng cà kheo” formal or informal?

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

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