láu tôm láu cá

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Meaning · English

Shrimp-sly and fish-sly — full of petty cunning at every turn.

Literally: sly as shrimp, sly as fish
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “láu tôm láu cá” mean?

Shrimp-sly and fish-sly — full of petty cunning at every turn. Literally: sly as shrimp, sly as fish

Is “láu tôm láu cá” formal or informal?

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