Làm phù thuỷ chẳng lẽ đền gà?

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Meaning · English

Don't punish the innocent for others' mistakes

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Acting as a shaman, why compensate with chicken?

Examples

Anh ấy không làm gì sai, làm phù thuỷ chẳng lẽ đền gà?He did nothing wrong, don't punish the innocent for others' mistakes

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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 “Làm phù thuỷ chẳng lẽ đền gà?” mean?

Don't punish the innocent for others' mistakes Literally: Acting as a shaman, why compensate with chicken?

Is “Làm phù thuỷ chẳng lẽ đền gà?” formal or informal?

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