đã khó chó cắn thêm
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Meaning · English
when things are already difficult, they become even worse
Literally: already difficult, dog bites more
Examples
Công việc đã khó chó cắn thêm khi máy móc bị hỏng.The job was already difficult, but it got even worse when the machine broke down.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đã khó chó cắn thêm” mean?
when things are already difficult, they become even worse Literally: already difficult, dog bites more
Is “đã khó chó cắn thêm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.