Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đố ai bắt chạch đàng đuôi, bắt chim đầu cánh, bắt người trong trăng

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Meaning · English

To do things in the wrong or opposite way

Literally: Ask who catches fish by the tail, catches bird by the wing, catches people in the moon

Examples

Anh ấy làm việc rất kém, điển hình là việc đố ai bắt chạch đàng đuôi, bắt chim đầu cánh, bắt người trong trăngHe works very poorly, a typical example is doing things in the wrong way

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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 “Đố ai bắt chạch đàng đuôi, bắt chim đầu cánh, bắt người trong trăng” mean?

To do things in the wrong or opposite way Literally: Ask who catches fish by the tail, catches bird by the wing, catches people in the moon

Is “Đố ai bắt chạch đàng đuôi, bắt chim đầu cánh, bắt người trong trăng” formal or informal?

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

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