Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giếng ngọt bị cạn trước, cây ngay bị chặt trước

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Meaning · English

Good people are often affected first by bad situations

Literally: Sweet well dries up first, straight tree gets cut down first

Examples

Trong công ty, những nhân viên tốt luôn bị sa thải trước khi có khủng hoảngIn the company, good employees are always laid off first when there's a crisis

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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 “Giếng ngọt bị cạn trước, cây ngay bị chặt trước” mean?

Good people are often affected first by bad situations Literally: Sweet well dries up first, straight tree gets cut down first

Is “Giếng ngọt bị cạn trước, cây ngay bị chặt trước” formal or informal?

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

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