Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ngây ngô như gà ngờ, lờ đờ như đom đóm đực

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Extremely naive and foolish

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Quá ngây thơ và ngu ngốc

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Literally: naive like surprised chicken, sluggish like male firefly

Examples

Anh ấy ngây ngô như gà ngờ, lờ đờ như đom đóm đực nên dễ bị lừaHe is extremely naive and foolish, so he is easily deceived

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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 “Ngây ngô như gà ngờ, lờ đờ như đom đóm đực” mean?

Extremely naive and foolish Literally: naive like surprised chicken, sluggish like male firefly

Is “Ngây ngô như gà ngờ, lờ đờ như đom đóm đực” formal or informal?

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

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