Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vịt tha, gà nhốt

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Letting the guilty go free while punishing the innocent

Literally: Release the duck, lock up the chicken

Examples

Ông ấy vịt tha, gà nhốt trong việc xử lý sai phạmHe lets the guilty go free while punishing the innocent in handling the misconduct

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Vịt tha, gà nhốt” mean?

Letting the guilty go free while punishing the innocent Literally: Release the duck, lock up the chicken

Is “Vịt tha, gà nhốt” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 1 past 7 days 1 this month 1 all time