Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

đanh đá cá cầy

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Meaning · English

Sharp-tongued as a trapped dog — shrewish, snapping, giving no quarter.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

có tính cách khó chịu, hay cằn nhằn

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “đanh đá cá cầy” mean?

Sharp-tongued as a trapped dog — shrewish, snapping, giving no quarter.

Is “đanh đá cá cầy” formal or informal?

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

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