Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

nhanh như cái cắt

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Quick as a shrike's snatch — gone between blink and blink.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhanh như một cái bắt lấy

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Literally: fast as the cắt hawk

Examples

Nó chạy nhanh như cái cắt.He bolted quick as a shrike.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nhanh như cái cắt” mean?

Quick as a shrike's snatch — gone between blink and blink. Literally: fast as the cắt hawk

Is “nhanh như cái cắt” formal or informal?

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

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