Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Con người ỉa đầu đường thì thối, con mình ỉa đầu gối thì không

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Meaning · English

Others' mistakes are obvious, but one's own are not

Literally: Someone else's feces on the road is smelly, one's own feces on the knee is not

Examples

Anh ấy luôn chỉ trích người khác, nhưng khi mình làm sai thì nói con người ỉa đầu đường thì thối, con mình ỉa đầu gối thì khôngHe always criticizes others, but when he does wrong, he says others' mistakes are obvious, but one's own are not

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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 “Con người ỉa đầu đường thì thối, con mình ỉa đầu gối thì không” mean?

Others' mistakes are obvious, but one's own are not Literally: Someone else's feces on the road is smelly, one's own feces on the knee is not

Is “Con người ỉa đầu đường thì thối, con mình ỉa đầu gối thì không” formal or informal?

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

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