Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

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

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Meaning · English

Someone else's mistake is worse than one's own

Literally: Other people's feces on the road smell bad, one's own feces on the knees smell good

Examples

Anh ấy luôn bảo con người ỉa đầu đường thì thối, con mình ỉa đầu gối thì thơm khi nói về hàng xómHe always says someone else's mistake is worse than one's own when talking about his neighbors

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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 thơm” mean?

Someone else's mistake is worse than one's own Literally: Other people's feces on the road smell bad, one's own feces on the knees smell good

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

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

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