Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Không giận kẻ đốt nhà, chỉ giận người huýt gió

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Blame the accomplice, not the main culprit

Literally: Not angry with the person burning the house, only angry with the person whistling

Examples

Anh ấy không giận kẻ đốt nhà, chỉ giận người huýt gió trong vụ việc nàyHe didn't blame the arsonist, but the person who instigated it

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Không giận kẻ đốt nhà, chỉ giận người huýt gió” mean?

Blame the accomplice, not the main culprit Literally: Not angry with the person burning the house, only angry with the person whistling

Is “Không giận kẻ đốt nhà, chỉ giận người huýt gió” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time