Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đánh đông dẹp bắc

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Dealing with one problem only leads to another

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giải quyết vấn đề này dẫn đến vấn đề khác

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Literally: Hit the east to suppress the north

Examples

Chúng ta giải quyết xong vấn đề này thì lại phát sinh vấn đề khác, thật là đánh đông dẹp bắcWe solved this problem and then another one arose, it's really a case of đánh đông dẹp bắc

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

Common questions

What does “Đánh đông dẹp bắc” mean?

Dealing with one problem only leads to another Literally: Hit the east to suppress the north

Is “Đánh đông dẹp bắc” formal or informal?

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

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