Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chìm cá giạt bèo

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Meaning · English

Good people are affected by the actions of bad people

Literally: Fish sink, algae drift

Examples

Vì một vài cá nhân vi phạm, cả công ty bị ảnh hưởng, thật là chìm cá giạt bèoBecause a few individuals violated the rules, the whole company was affected, it's a case of chìm cá giạt bèo

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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 “Chìm cá giạt bèo” mean?

Good people are affected by the actions of bad people Literally: Fish sink, algae drift

Is “Chìm cá giạt bèo” formal or informal?

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

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