Cái chấy cắn đôi
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Meaning · English
A small problem causes big trouble
Literally: the louse bites in half
Examples
Cái chấy cắn đôi, công ty bị ảnh hưởng nặngA small problem causes big trouble, the company is heavily affected
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.
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Common questions
What does “Cái chấy cắn đôi” mean?
A small problem causes big trouble Literally: the louse bites in half
Is “Cái chấy cắn đôi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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