Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gà cồ ăn quẩn cối xay

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Someone unfit for a task is trying to do it

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người không phù hợp cố làm việc không phù hợp

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Literally: old chicken eats around the rice mill

Examples

Anh ấy làm việc đó như gà cồ ăn quẩn cối xayHe's doing that job like an old chicken eating around the rice mill

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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 “Gà cồ ăn quẩn cối xay” mean?

Someone unfit for a task is trying to do it Literally: old chicken eats around the rice mill

Is “Gà cồ ăn quẩn cối xay” formal or informal?

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

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