Mình tròn đuôi vót cần câu, tai mỏng mũi ướt đòi săn ba làng

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Meaning · English

Someone unqualified trying to do a task beyond their ability

Literally: Body round, tail sharpened, fishing rod, thin ears, wet nose, demanding to hunt three villages

Examples

Anh ta mình tròn đuôi vót cần câu, tai mỏng mũi ướt đòi săn ba làng, chắc thất bạiHe is unqualified but demands to do a big task, he will probably fail

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mình tròn đuôi vót cần câu, tai mỏng mũi ướt đòi săn ba làng” mean?

Someone unqualified trying to do a task beyond their ability Literally: Body round, tail sharpened, fishing rod, thin ears, wet nose, demanding to hunt three villages

Is “Mình tròn đuôi vót cần câu, tai mỏng mũi ướt đòi săn ba làng” formal or informal?

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