Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cởi áo vật gói ba trăm miếng, quát lên một tiếng ngã ngửa Thượng Kinh

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Meaning · English

A small mistake can lead to big trouble

Literally: Take off clothes to wrap three hundred pieces, shout and fall over in Thượng Kinh

Examples

Anh ấy cởi áo vật gói ba trăm miếng, quát lên một tiếng ngã ngửa Thượng Kinh vì một lỗi nhỏHe took off his clothes to wrap three hundred pieces, shouted and fell over in Thượng Kinh because of a small mistake

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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 “Cởi áo vật gói ba trăm miếng, quát lên một tiếng ngã ngửa Thượng Kinh” mean?

A small mistake can lead to big trouble Literally: Take off clothes to wrap three hundred pieces, shout and fall over in Thượng Kinh

Is “Cởi áo vật gói ba trăm miếng, quát lên một tiếng ngã ngửa Thượng Kinh” formal or informal?

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