Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vặt đầu cá vá đầu tôm

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Meaning · English

To make a small problem worse by trying to fix it

Literally: pull the head of the fish, pull the head of the shrimp

Examples

Anh ấy cố sửa lỗi nhưng chỉ làm cho nó trở nên Vặt đầu cá vá đầu tômHe tried to fix the error but only made it worse, it's a case of vặt đầu cá vá đầu tôm

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Vặt đầu cá vá đầu tôm” mean?

To make a small problem worse by trying to fix it Literally: pull the head of the fish, pull the head of the shrimp

Is “Vặt đầu cá vá đầu tôm” formal or informal?

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

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