Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hoàng trùng đi, vi trùng lại, gây tai gây hại chẳng kém gì nhau

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Meaning · English

One evil replaces another, causing similar harm

Literally: big insect leaves, small insect enters, causing damage and harm not less than each other

Examples

Sau khi chính quyền cũ sụp đổ, hoàng trùng đi, vi trùng lại, tình hình đất nước không mấy cải thiệnAfter the old regime collapsed, one evil replaced another, and the country's situation did not improve much

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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 “Hoàng trùng đi, vi trùng lại, gây tai gây hại chẳng kém gì nhau” mean?

One evil replaces another, causing similar harm Literally: big insect leaves, small insect enters, causing damage and harm not less than each other

Is “Hoàng trùng đi, vi trùng lại, gây tai gây hại chẳng kém gì nhau” formal or informal?

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

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