Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hoa thơm đánh cả cụm

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Punishing the whole group for one person's mistake

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trừng phạt cả nhóm vì sai lầm của một người

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Literally: Fragrant flower hits the whole cluster

Examples

Học sinh cả lớp bị phạt vì lỗi của một bạn, thật là hoa thơm đánh cả cụmThe whole class was punished for one student's mistake, that's punishing the whole group for one person's fault

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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 “Hoa thơm đánh cả cụm” mean?

Punishing the whole group for one person's mistake Literally: Fragrant flower hits the whole cluster

Is “Hoa thơm đánh cả cụm” formal or informal?

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

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