Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dấm dẫn như chó cắn ma

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Meaning · English

Something unpleasant is made worse by an additional problem

Literally: Vinegar leads like a dog bites a ghost

Examples

Khi tôi bị ốm, dấm dẫn như chó cắn ma, tôi còn bị mất việcWhen I was sick, something unpleasant was made worse by an additional problem, I also lost my job

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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 “Dấm dẫn như chó cắn ma” mean?

Something unpleasant is made worse by an additional problem Literally: Vinegar leads like a dog bites a ghost

Is “Dấm dẫn như chó cắn ma” formal or informal?

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

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