hàng thịt nguýt hàng cá
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Meaning · English
The meat stall glares at the fish stall — rival trades, permanent side-eye.
Literally: meat stand scowls at fish stand
Examples
Hai quán cạnh nhau, hàng thịt nguýt hàng cá.Two shops side by side — the meat stall glaring at the fish stall.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “hàng thịt nguýt hàng cá” mean?
The meat stall glares at the fish stall — rival trades, permanent side-eye. Literally: meat stand scowls at fish stand
Is “hàng thịt nguýt hàng cá” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.