Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gửi đùm thì bớt, gửi lời thì thêm

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The more messages are passed, the more they are distorted

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Truyền đạt nhiều thì thông tin bị bóp méo

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Literally: send a bundle then reduce, send a word then add

Examples

Thông tin ban đầu rất đơn giản, nhưng gửi đùm thì bớt, gửi lời thì thêm nên cuối cùng trở nên phức tạpThe initial information was very simple, but it became complicated after being passed around

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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 “Gửi đùm thì bớt, gửi lời thì thêm” mean?

The more messages are passed, the more they are distorted Literally: send a bundle then reduce, send a word then add

Is “Gửi đùm thì bớt, gửi lời thì thêm” formal or informal?

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

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