Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bắt râu người nọ đặt cầm người kia

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Meaning · English

To blame one person for another's mistake

Literally: catch one's beard and put it on another

Examples

Anh ấy bắt râu người nọ đặt cầm người kia để che giấu sai lầm của mìnhHe blamed one person for another's mistake to hide his own error

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

Common questions

What does “Bắt râu người nọ đặt cầm người kia” mean?

To blame one person for another's mistake Literally: catch one's beard and put it on another

Is “Bắt râu người nọ đặt cầm người kia” formal or informal?

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

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