chó ghẻ có mỡ đằng đuôi
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Even the mangy dog keeps fat at its tail — the shabbiest estate hides some scrap of worth.
Literally: mangy dog has fat at the tail
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “chó ghẻ có mỡ đằng đuôi” mean?
Even the mangy dog keeps fat at its tail — the shabbiest estate hides some scrap of worth. Literally: mangy dog has fat at the tail
Is “chó ghẻ có mỡ đằng đuôi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.