Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

cà răng múc mắt

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

File his teeth and scoop his eyes — rage at a debtor who has nothing; fury with nowhere to collect.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phẫn nộ nhưng không thể thu hồi được gì

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Literally: file the teeth, ladle out the eyes

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “cà răng múc mắt” mean?

File his teeth and scoop his eyes — rage at a debtor who has nothing; fury with nowhere to collect. Literally: file the teeth, ladle out the eyes

Is “cà răng múc mắt” formal or informal?

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

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