Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

hàng thịt nguýt hàng cá

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Meaning · English

The meat stall glares at the fish stall — rival trades, permanent side-eye.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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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.

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