Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bồi ở lở đi

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Meaning · English

Efforts to fix something make it worse

Literally: mend but make leak

Examples

Anh ấy cố bồi ở lở đi cái áo, bây giờ nó còn xấu hơnHe tried to mend the torn jacket, but now it looks even worse

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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 “Bồi ở lở đi” mean?

Efforts to fix something make it worse Literally: mend but make leak

Is “Bồi ở lở đi” formal or informal?

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

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