Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dùi chạm đục, đục chạm khăng, đòn đánh lí trưởng thì văng cả làng

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Meaning · English

When a problem arises, it affects many people

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Mallet hits chisel, chisel hits wedge, stick hits village head then whole village scatters

Examples

Khi công ty bị phá sản, dùi chạm đục, đục chạm khăng, đòn đánh lí trưởng thì văng cả làngWhen the company went bankrupt, it affected the whole village

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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 “Dùi chạm đục, đục chạm khăng, đòn đánh lí trưởng thì văng cả làng” mean?

When a problem arises, it affects many people Literally: Mallet hits chisel, chisel hits wedge, stick hits village head then whole village scatters

Is “Dùi chạm đục, đục chạm khăng, đòn đánh lí trưởng thì văng cả làng” formal or informal?

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