dương vây dương càng
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Meaning · English
Flaring fins and spreading claws — puffing oneself up to overawe others.
Literally: spread the fins, spread the pincers
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành 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 “dương vây dương càng” mean?
Flaring fins and spreading claws — puffing oneself up to overawe others. Literally: spread the fins, spread the pincers
Is “dương vây dương càng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.