thân em như cá trong lờ, hết phương vùng vẫy biết nhờ nơi đâu
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Meaning · English
I am a fish inside the trap — no room left to thrash, and nowhere to turn — confinement complete.
Literally: like the fish in the lờ-trap: no way to flail, whom to lean on
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (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 “thân em như cá trong lờ, hết phương vùng vẫy biết nhờ nơi đâu” mean?
I am a fish inside the trap — no room left to thrash, and nowhere to turn — confinement complete. Literally: like the fish in the lờ-trap: no way to flail, whom to lean on
Is “thân em như cá trong lờ, hết phương vùng vẫy biết nhờ nơi đâu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.