ngoe ngoảy như cua gãy càng
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Meaning · English
Sashaying like a crab with a snapped claw — a strut that its own damage makes ridiculous.
Literally: wriggling like a broken-clawed crab
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ngoe ngoảy như cua gãy càng” mean?
Sashaying like a crab with a snapped claw — a strut that its own damage makes ridiculous. Literally: wriggling like a broken-clawed crab
Is “ngoe ngoảy như cua gãy càng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.