quít dầy gặp móng tay nhọn
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Meaning · English
A gentle person meets a ruthless one
Literally: thick-skinned quít meets sharp fingernail
Examples
Anh ta là người hiền lành, nhưng quít dầy gặp móng tay nhọn nên bị lừaHe's a kind person, but he met a ruthless one and got cheated
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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 “quít dầy gặp móng tay nhọn” mean?
A gentle person meets a ruthless one Literally: thick-skinned quít meets sharp fingernail
Is “quít dầy gặp móng tay nhọn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.