Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cá thối rắn xương

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Meaning · English

A bad situation gets worse

Literally: rotten fish, snake bones

Examples

Công ty đã gặp khó khăn rồi, giờ lại thêm cá thối rắn xương khi mất nhân viên giỏi nhất.The company was already in trouble, and now it's even worse with the loss of its best employee.

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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 thối rắn xương” mean?

A bad situation gets worse Literally: rotten fish, snake bones

Is “Cá thối rắn xương” formal or informal?

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

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