Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

con rô cũng tiếc, con diếc cũng muốn

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Meaning · English

Grudging the perch yet craving the carp — appetite refusing to choose between fish.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: regret the rô, desire the diếc

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 “con rô cũng tiếc, con diếc cũng muốn” mean?

Grudging the perch yet craving the carp — appetite refusing to choose between fish. Literally: regret the rô, desire the diếc

Is “con rô cũng tiếc, con diếc cũng muốn” formal or informal?

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

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