Đàng cưa vạy trách lưỡi cưa không ngay

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Meaning · English

Blame the tool, not the person using it

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đừng đổ lỗi cho người sử dụng mà đổ lỗi cho công cụ

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Literally: the saw's fault, not the sawyer's

Examples

Anh ấy làm hỏng việc nhưng lại nói đàng cưa vạy trách lưỡi cưa không ngayHe messed up the job but said it was the tool's fault, not the user's

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đàng cưa vạy trách lưỡi cưa không ngay” mean?

Blame the tool, not the person using it Literally: the saw's fault, not the sawyer's

Is “Đàng cưa vạy trách lưỡi cưa không ngay” formal or informal?

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

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