Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chàng ràng bắt cá hai tay, con trong cũng mất con ngoài cũng không

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Meaning · English

To lose everything by trying to grasp too much

Literally: Husband empties net to catch fish with both hands, lose inside and outside

Examples

Anh ấy muốn同時 làm hai việc nhưng kết quả là chẳng việc nào thành công, chàng ràng bắt cá hai tay, con trong cũng mất con ngoài cũng khôngHe wanted to do two things at the same time but neither worked out, lost everything by trying to grasp too much

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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 “Chàng ràng bắt cá hai tay, con trong cũng mất con ngoài cũng không” mean?

To lose everything by trying to grasp too much Literally: Husband empties net to catch fish with both hands, lose inside and outside

Is “Chàng ràng bắt cá hai tay, con trong cũng mất con ngoài cũng không” formal or informal?

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

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