Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ngất ngư như bóng mượn hồn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Completely reliant on someone or something

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phụ thuộc hoàn toàn vào ai đó hoặc điều gì

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Literally: Fish faint like shadow borrowing soul

Examples

Anh ấy ngất ngư như bóng mượn hồn khi làm việc với đồng nghiệp mớiHe was completely reliant on his new colleagues when working

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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 “Ngất ngư như bóng mượn hồn” mean?

Completely reliant on someone or something Literally: Fish faint like shadow borrowing soul

Is “Ngất ngư như bóng mượn hồn” formal or informal?

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

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