Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đặt lửa, lửa đỏ, đặt cỏ, cỏ cháy

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Meaning · English

A bad influence can spread quickly

Literally: Place fire, fire is red, place grass, grass burns

Examples

Cậu ấy đã bị bạn xấu dẫn dắt, đặt lửa, lửa đỏ, đặt cỏ, cỏ cháy.He was led astray by bad friends, a bad influence can spread quickly

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đặt lửa, lửa đỏ, đặt cỏ, cỏ cháy” mean?

A bad influence can spread quickly Literally: Place fire, fire is red, place grass, grass burns

Is “Đặt lửa, lửa đỏ, đặt cỏ, cỏ cháy” formal or informal?

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

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