Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Động chà cá nhảy

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Meaning · English

Trouble or excitement is brewing

Literally: Fish jump in troubled water

Examples

Khi có tin xấu, cả công ty đều động chà cá nhảyWhen there was bad news, the whole company was in an uproar

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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 “Động chà cá nhảy” mean?

Trouble or excitement is brewing Literally: Fish jump in troubled water

Is “Động chà cá nhảy” formal or informal?

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

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