Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thỏng mắm treo đầu giàn

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Meaning · English

A crock of fish-paste hung at the shelf's edge — arrangements one bump from disaster.

Literally: the mắm jar dangling at the rack's head

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 “thỏng mắm treo đầu giàn” mean?

A crock of fish-paste hung at the shelf's edge — arrangements one bump from disaster. Literally: the mắm jar dangling at the rack's head

Is “thỏng mắm treo đầu giàn” formal or informal?

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

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