Tiếng Việt · Common phrase Candidate

cà là mèng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something is not going as planned

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mọi thứ không diễn ra theo kế hoạch

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Literally: fish sauce is salty

Examples

Tôi định đi biển nhưng trời mưa, cà là mèng thật!I planned to go to the beach, but it's raining, things didn't go as planned!

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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 là mèng” mean?

Something is not going as planned Literally: fish sauce is salty

Is “cà là mèng” formal or informal?

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

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