bắt râu người nọ, đặt cằm người kia
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Meaning · English
Plucking one man's beard to plant on another's chin — swapping stories between owners until truth is upside down.
Literally: take this one's beard, set it on that one's chin
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “bắt râu người nọ, đặt cằm người kia” mean?
Plucking one man's beard to plant on another's chin — swapping stories between owners until truth is upside down. Literally: take this one's beard, set it on that one's chin
Is “bắt râu người nọ, đặt cằm người kia” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.