Lộn nài tháo ống

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Meaning · English

To make things worse while trying to fix them

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm cho tình hình trở nên tồi tệ hơn khi cố sửa chữa

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: turn over and remove the pipe

Examples

Anh ấy cố sửa chữa máy tính nhưng cuối cùng lại lộn nài tháo ốngHe tried to fix the computer but ended up making things worse

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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 “Lộn nài tháo ống” mean?

To make things worse while trying to fix them Literally: turn over and remove the pipe

Is “Lộn nài tháo ống” formal or informal?

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

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