Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu cá vá đầu tôm

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Meaning · English

To combine unrelated things

Literally: fish head and shrimp head

Examples

Việc kết hợp hai dự án này thật là đầu cá vá đầu tômCombining these two projects is like mixing fish head and shrimp head

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đầu cá vá đầu tôm” mean?

To combine unrelated things Literally: fish head and shrimp head

Is “Đầu cá vá đầu tôm” formal or informal?

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

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