Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

cầm càng

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

to take advantage of someone's misfortune

Literally: hold tighter

Examples

Khi anh ấy gặp khó khăn, mọi người đã cầm càng để đạt được lợi íchWhen he was in trouble, people took advantage of his misfortune to gain benefits

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 2026-08-10; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “cầm càng” mean?

to take advantage of someone's misfortune Literally: hold tighter

Is “cầm càng” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time