Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dùi đánh đục, đục đánh khăng, đòn đánh lí trưởng thì văng đến làng

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Meaning · English

Consequences of actions escalate quickly

Literally: Mallet hits chisel, chisel hits anvil, stick hits leader then flies to village

Examples

Anh ấy nói dùi đánh đục, đục đánh khăng, đòn đánh lí trưởng thì văng đến làng khi thấy hậu quả của hành độngHe said consequences escalate quickly when he saw the aftermath of the action

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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 đánh đục, đục đánh khăng, đòn đánh lí trưởng thì văng đến làng” mean?

Consequences of actions escalate quickly Literally: Mallet hits chisel, chisel hits anvil, stick hits leader then flies to village

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

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