lươn chê chạch dài đuôi
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: lươn ngắn lại chê chạch dài
The eel calling the loach long-tailed — critique from a mirror-image; the unwashed judging the unwashed.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “lươn chê chạch dài đuôi” mean?
The eel calling the loach long-tailed — critique from a mirror-image; the unwashed judging the unwashed. Literally: eel mocks the loach's long tail
Is “lươn chê chạch dài đuôi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.