đạo ngô ác giả thị ngô sư, đạo ngô hảo giả thị ngô tặc
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Who names my faults is my teacher; who sings my praises is my thief — flattery burgles, criticism tutors.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đạo ngô ác giả thị ngô sư, đạo ngô hảo giả thị ngô tặc” mean?
Who names my faults is my teacher; who sings my praises is my thief — flattery burgles, criticism tutors. Literally: who speaks my evil is my master; who speaks my good is my robber
Is “đạo ngô ác giả thị ngô sư, đạo ngô hảo giả thị ngô tặc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.