cướp cháo lá đa
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Meaning · English
Take advantage of someone's weakness
Literally: Robbing porridge from a leaf bowl
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Anh ta cướp cháo lá đa khi tôi đang bị ốmHe took advantage of me when I was sick
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “cướp cháo lá đa” mean?
Take advantage of someone's weakness Literally: Robbing porridge from a leaf bowl
Is “cướp cháo lá đa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.