Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

oa giác công danh, nhăng đầu vi lợi

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Meaning · English

Fame the size of a snail's horn, profit the size of a fly's head — the tininess of what we trample each other for.

Literally: snail-horn fame, fly-head gain

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 “oa giác công danh, nhăng đầu vi lợi” mean?

Fame the size of a snail's horn, profit the size of a fly's head — the tininess of what we trample each other for. Literally: snail-horn fame, fly-head gain

Is “oa giác công danh, nhăng đầu vi lợi” formal or informal?

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

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