Có gan ăn muống, có gan lội hồ
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Meaning · English
Have courage to take risks and face challenges
Literally: Have guts to eat snakehead fish, have guts to cross the lake
Examples
Anh ấy có gan ăn muống, có gan lội hồ nên quyết định khởi nghiệpHe has the courage to take risks and face challenges, so he decided to start his own business
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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.
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Common questions
What does “Có gan ăn muống, có gan lội hồ” mean?
Have courage to take risks and face challenges Literally: Have guts to eat snakehead fish, have guts to cross the lake
Is “Có gan ăn muống, có gan lội hồ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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