Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đẹp mặt anh đi giày, đắng cay thằng cấp tráp

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Meaning · English

One person's benefit is another's burden

Literally: Beautiful face for the shoe-wearing person, bitter for the one carrying the palanquin

Examples

Anh ấy được thăng chức nhưng chúng tôi phải làm thêm việc vì vậy đẹp mặt anh đi giày, đắng cay thằng cấp trápHe got a promotion but we have to do extra work, so it's beautiful face for the shoe-wearing person, bitter for the one carrying the palanquin

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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 “Đẹp mặt anh đi giày, đắng cay thằng cấp tráp” mean?

One person's benefit is another's burden Literally: Beautiful face for the shoe-wearing person, bitter for the one carrying the palanquin

Is “Đẹp mặt anh đi giày, đắng cay thằng cấp tráp” formal or informal?

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