Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lỗi thầy mặc sách, cứ mạch mà cưa

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Blame the teacher for the student's mistakes

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trách giáo viên vì sai lầm của học sinh

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Literally: Teacher's fault, still scold the student

Examples

Lỗi thầy mặc sách, cứ mạch mà cưa, không thể đổ lỗi cho học sinh đượcIt's the teacher's fault, but they still scold the student, you can't blame the student

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Lỗi thầy mặc sách, cứ mạch mà cưa” mean?

Blame the teacher for the student's mistakes Literally: Teacher's fault, still scold the student

Is “Lỗi thầy mặc sách, cứ mạch mà cưa” formal or informal?

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

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