Mẹ gà con vịt
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Meaning · English
Someone who is neither here nor there
Literally: Mother chicken, child duck
Examples
Cậu ấy không phải là một nghệ sĩ thực sự, cũng không phải là một kỹ sư, mẹ gà con vịt.He's not a real artist, nor an engineer, he's neither here nor there.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Mẹ gà con vịt” mean?
Someone who is neither here nor there Literally: Mother chicken, child duck
Is “Mẹ gà con vịt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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