Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dây cà ra dây muống

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Meaning · English

Something is replaced by something equally bad or undesirable

Literally: cà vine comes out, muống vine comes in

Examples

Sau khi ông giám đốc cũ nghỉ hưu, dây cà ra dây muống, công ty vẫn không khá lên.After the old director retired, it was a case of out of the frying pan into the fire, the company still didn't improve.

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Dây cà ra dây muống” mean?

Something is replaced by something equally bad or undesirable Literally: cà vine comes out, muống vine comes in

Is “Dây cà ra dây muống” formal or informal?

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

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