Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Khoét ngạch lại phải nhà thờ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To fix one problem but create another

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sửa một vấn đề nhưng tạo ra vấn đề khác

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: dig a hole and get a church

Examples

Anh ấy cố sửa lỗi nhưng lại khoét ngạch lại phải nhà thờHe tried to fix the error but it was a case of digging a hole and getting a church

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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 “Khoét ngạch lại phải nhà thờ” mean?

To fix one problem but create another Literally: dig a hole and get a church

Is “Khoét ngạch lại phải nhà thờ” formal or informal?

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

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