Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giúp năm vay tám

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Helping someone creates more problems

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giúp đỡ gây ra nhiều vấn đề

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Literally: Help five borrow eight

Examples

Anh ấy giúp tôi nhưng kết quả thì giúp năm vay tám.He helped me, but the result was helping five borrow eight.

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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 “Giúp năm vay tám” mean?

Helping someone creates more problems Literally: Help five borrow eight

Is “Giúp năm vay tám” formal or informal?

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

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