Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cần dài mẻ nhãn, cối sâu; chỉ vài trăm dận trắng phau ngó cần

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Meaning · English

A small mistake can lead to big trouble

Literally: long bamboo shoots, deep mortar; just a few hundred white rice grains staring at bamboo shoots

Examples

Cần dài mẻ nhãn, cối sâu; chỉ vài trăm dận trắng phau ngó cần khi tôi quên khóa cửaA small mistake can lead to big trouble when I forgot to lock the door

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cần dài mẻ nhãn, cối sâu; chỉ vài trăm dận trắng phau ngó cần” mean?

A small mistake can lead to big trouble Literally: long bamboo shoots, deep mortar; just a few hundred white rice grains staring at bamboo shoots

Is “Cần dài mẻ nhãn, cối sâu; chỉ vài trăm dận trắng phau ngó cần” formal or informal?

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