cá vụn

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Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Small fish, fry: "cá vụn" refers to very small fish, often the young of various species or tiny fish caught and used collectively.
   • Fish scraps, fish pieces: It can also denote small pieces or scraps of fish, often considered less valuable or used for purposes like making stock or animal feed.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ngư dân bắt được một mẻ toàn cá vụn. (The fishermen caught a haul consisting entirely of small fish.)
  • Bà nội thường dùng cá vụn để nấu canh chua. (My grandmother often uses small fish pieces to cook sour soup.)
  • Loại thức ăn này được làm từ cá vụn. (This type of feed is made from fish scraps.)

Advanced Usage

• "cá vụn cá tép": This is a common Vietnamese idiom meaning "small fry" or "insignificant things/people." It emphasizes the small size and perceived lack of importance.
  • Anh ta chỉ lo chuyện cá vụn cá tép. (He only bothers with trivial matters.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cá con (n): Fry, young fish. This focuses more on the developmental stage.
• Cá mồi (n): Bait fish. Small fish used specifically as bait for catching larger fish.
• Tép (n): Tiny shrimp or very small aquatic creatures, often grouped conceptually with "cá vụn."

Synonyms

• Cá nhỏ: Small fish.
• Fretin (loanword from French, used in some contexts): Small fry.

Related Idioms

• "cá vụn cá tép": As mentioned above, this idiom refers to trivialities or insignificant things/people.
  • Đừng phí thời gian vào mấy thứ cá vụn cá tép. (Don't waste time on trivial things.)