Không tại mạ, tại người lạ tay bừa

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Meaning · English

Blame the inexperienced person, not the tool

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đổ lỗi cho người thiếu kinh nghiệm, không phải công cụ

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Literally: Not the rice field, but the person with an unskilled hand

Examples

Anh ấy làm hỏng công việc vì không tại mạ, tại người lạ tay bừa.He ruined the job because he was inexperienced, not because of the task itself.

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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 tại mạ, tại người lạ tay bừa” mean?

Blame the inexperienced person, not the tool Literally: Not the rice field, but the person with an unskilled hand

Is “Không tại mạ, tại người lạ tay bừa” formal or informal?

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