Dưa hành đánh cả củ

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Meaning · English

Punishing the whole family for one person's mistake

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trừng phạt cả gia đình vì sai lầm của một người

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Literally: cucumber and scallion hit the whole root

Examples

Anh ấy bị kỷ luật oan vì Dưa hành đánh cả củHe was wrongly disciplined because of the mistake of one person

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Dưa hành đánh cả củ” mean?

Punishing the whole family for one person's mistake Literally: cucumber and scallion hit the whole root

Is “Dưa hành đánh cả củ” formal or informal?

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

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