nhìn gà hoá cuốc
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Meaning · English
Mistaking a chicken for a moorhen — muddling two plainly different things; can't tell right from wrong.
Literally: look at a hen, see a rail
Examples
Đèn mờ thế này dễ nhìn gà hoá cuốc lắm.In light this dim you'll take a hen for a moorhen.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “nhìn gà hoá cuốc” mean?
Mistaking a chicken for a moorhen — muddling two plainly different things; can't tell right from wrong. Literally: look at a hen, see a rail
Is “nhìn gà hoá cuốc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.