Đá thúng đụng nia

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Meaning · English

To meet a person who can see through one's tricks

Literally: basket hits the pot
Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Anh ấy đá thúng đụng nia khi gặp người bạn cũHe met his match when he ran into his old friend

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 “Đá thúng đụng nia” mean?

To meet a person who can see through one's tricks Literally: basket hits the pot

Is “Đá thúng đụng nia” formal or informal?

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