Chôn xương không chôn được tiếng xấu
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Meaning · English
A bad reputation cannot be hidden or suppressed
Literally: Bury bone cannot bury bad reputation
Examples
Dù anh ta có cố che giấu nhưng không thể chôn xương không chôn được tiếng xấuAlthough he tried to hide it, he couldn't suppress the bad reputation
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 “Chôn xương không chôn được tiếng xấu” mean?
A bad reputation cannot be hidden or suppressed Literally: Bury bone cannot bury bad reputation
Is “Chôn xương không chôn được tiếng xấu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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