Tiếng Việt · Idiom Candidate

bút sa gà chết

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A small mistake can have serious consequences

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: pen slips, chicken dies

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Bút sa gà chết.The die is cast.

Tatoeba sentence #4173571 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Life & death Chickens

Common questions

What does “bút sa gà chết” mean?

A small mistake can have serious consequences Literally: pen slips, chicken dies

Is “bút sa gà chết” formal or informal?

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

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