hỏng đằng nọ vớ đằng kia
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Meaning · English
To lose on one side and gain on the other
Literally: break one end and take the other end
Examples
Anh ấy hỏng đằng nọ vớ đằng kia khi đầu tư vào cổ phiếu.He lost on one side and gained on the other when investing in stocks.
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “hỏng đằng nọ vớ đằng kia” mean?
To lose on one side and gain on the other Literally: break one end and take the other end
Is “hỏng đằng nọ vớ đằng kia” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.