quạ thấy gà thì đớp
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Meaning · English
To take advantage of someone's weakness
Literally: crows see chicken then peck
Examples
Khi thấy anh ấy không chuẩn bị, đối thủ đã quạ thấy gà thì đớpWhen they saw he was unprepared, the opponents took advantage of his weakness
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “quạ thấy gà thì đớp” mean?
To take advantage of someone's weakness Literally: crows see chicken then peck
Is “quạ thấy gà thì đớp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.