Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

da nọ ấp da kia

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To help one person and harm another

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giúp người này, hại người kia

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Literally: press this skin, squeeze that skin

Examples

Ông ấy làm việc da nọ ấp da kia, gây mất đoàn kết trong công tyHe worked in a way that helped one person and harmed another, causing discord in the company

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “da nọ ấp da kia” mean?

To help one person and harm another Literally: press this skin, squeeze that skin

Is “da nọ ấp da kia” formal or informal?

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

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