Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Kẻ bước trước, người bước sau

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

People learn from others' mistakes

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: The person in front steps, the person behind steps

Examples

Anh ấy đã đầu tư vào công ty đó, nhưng rồi kẻ bước trước, người bước sau, công ty đó đã phá sảnHe invested in that company, but then people followed suit, and the company went bankrupt

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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 “Kẻ bước trước, người bước sau” mean?

People learn from others' mistakes Literally: The person in front steps, the person behind steps

Is “Kẻ bước trước, người bước sau” formal or informal?

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

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