Tiếng Việt · Idiom Candidate

cướp cháo lá đa

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Take advantage of someone's weakness

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lợi dụng điểm yếu của ai đó

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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

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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.

Topics: Food Trees & plants

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.

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