Lưng tôm tít, đít tôm càng, chân đi khắt khẻo hai hàng, được như lời ấy lạng vàng cũng mua

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Meaning · English

Something is so worthless that even a small amount of money can buy it

Literally: Shrimp back is thin, shrimp tail is claw, legs walk in two rows, can be bought with that much gold

Examples

Cái chiếc xe đó thật là lưng tôm tít, đít tôm càng, chân đi khắt khẻo hai hàng, được như lời ấy lạng vàng cũng muaThat car is so worthless that even a small amount of money can buy it

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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 “Lưng tôm tít, đít tôm càng, chân đi khắt khẻo hai hàng, được như lời ấy lạng vàng cũng mua” mean?

Something is so worthless that even a small amount of money can buy it Literally: Shrimp back is thin, shrimp tail is claw, legs walk in two rows, can be bought with that much gold

Is “Lưng tôm tít, đít tôm càng, chân đi khắt khẻo hai hàng, được như lời ấy lạng vàng cũng mua” formal or informal?

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