Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giật đầu cá vá đầu tôm

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Meaning · English

To fix one mistake with another

Literally: Pull the head of the fish to mend the head of the shrimp

Examples

Anh ấy cố gắng sửa lỗi nhưng chỉ giật đầu cá vá đầu tômHe tried to fix the mistake but only ended up making another one

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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 “Giật đầu cá vá đầu tôm” mean?

To fix one mistake with another Literally: Pull the head of the fish to mend the head of the shrimp

Is “Giật đầu cá vá đầu tôm” formal or informal?

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

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