Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giận bằng bò mất bò, giận bằng trâu mất trâu

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Meaning · English

To retaliate excessively and lose everything

Literally: Angry with buffalo lose buffalo, angry with cattle lose cattle

Examples

Anh ấy giận bằng bò mất bò khi bỏ việc vì một lý do nhỏHe cut off his nose to spite his face when he quit his job for a minor reason

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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 “Giận bằng bò mất bò, giận bằng trâu mất trâu” mean?

To retaliate excessively and lose everything Literally: Angry with buffalo lose buffalo, angry with cattle lose cattle

Is “Giận bằng bò mất bò, giận bằng trâu mất trâu” formal or informal?

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

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