cái sảy nảy cái ung
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: bằng cái xẩy nẩy cái ung
Meaning · English
A prickly-heat spot grows into an abscess — a small fault neglected becomes a disaster.
Literally: the rash breeds the boil
Examples
Mâu thuẫn nhỏ không giải quyết, cái sảy nảy cái ung.Leave a small conflict unresolved and the heat-rash becomes an abscess.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “cái sảy nảy cái ung” mean?
A prickly-heat spot grows into an abscess — a small fault neglected becomes a disaster. Literally: the rash breeds the boil
Is “cái sảy nảy cái ung” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.