Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

đặng cá quên nơm

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Meaning · English

Fish in hand, trap forgotten — the instrument of the catch is the first thing dropped.

Literally: gaining the fish, forgetting the pot-trap

Examples

Đặng cá quên nơm, thành công rồi quên người giúp.Fish landed, trap forgotten — success misplacing its helpers.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “đặng cá quên nơm” mean?

Fish in hand, trap forgotten — the instrument of the catch is the first thing dropped. Literally: gaining the fish, forgetting the pot-trap

Is “đặng cá quên nơm” formal or informal?

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

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