Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chim tham ăn sa vào lồng lưới, cá tham môi mắc phải lưỡi câu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Greed leads to trouble

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tham lam dẫn đến rắc rối

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Literally: Birds greedy for food fall into traps, fish greedy for bait get hooked

Examples

Anh ấy tham lam quá, chim tham ăn sa vào lồng lưới mất hết tài sản.He was too greedy, and his greed led to him losing all his property.

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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 “Chim tham ăn sa vào lồng lưới, cá tham môi mắc phải lưỡi câu” mean?

Greed leads to trouble Literally: Birds greedy for food fall into traps, fish greedy for bait get hooked

Is “Chim tham ăn sa vào lồng lưới, cá tham môi mắc phải lưỡi câu” formal or informal?

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

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