Bà chúa phải gai bằng thuyền chài thủng ruột

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Meaning · English

A noble person suffers more from a small mistake than a commoner from a big one

Literally: The queen's thorn equals the fisherman's gutted boat

Examples

Bà chúa phải gai bằng thuyền chài thủng ruột, nên anh ấy phải cẩn thận hơnThe queen's thorn equals the fisherman's gutted boat, so he has to be more careful

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bà chúa phải gai bằng thuyền chài thủng ruột” mean?

A noble person suffers more from a small mistake than a commoner from a big one Literally: The queen's thorn equals the fisherman's gutted boat

Is “Bà chúa phải gai bằng thuyền chài thủng ruột” formal or informal?

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