Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vụng về bắt cá hai tay, con trong cũng mất, con ngoài cũng không

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Meaning · English

To lose everything by being indecisive

Literally: clumsily catch fish with two hands, inner fish lost, outer fish none

Examples

Anh ấy vụng về bắt cá hai tay khi đầu tư vào hai dự án cùng lúc.He lost everything by being indecisive when investing in two projects at the same time.

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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 “Vụng về bắt cá hai tay, con trong cũng mất, con ngoài cũng không” mean?

To lose everything by being indecisive Literally: clumsily catch fish with two hands, inner fish lost, outer fish none

Is “Vụng về bắt cá hai tay, con trong cũng mất, con ngoài cũng không” formal or informal?

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

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