Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mổ mèo lấy cá.

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To take a great risk for a small gain

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: cutting the cat to get fish

Examples

Anh ấy mổ mèo lấy cá khi đầu tư toàn bộ tài sản vào dự án đóHe cut the cat to get fish when investing all his assets in that project

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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.

Common questions

What does “Mổ mèo lấy cá.” mean?

To take a great risk for a small gain Literally: cutting the cat to get fish

Is “Mổ mèo lấy cá.” formal or informal?

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

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