Lươn ngắn lại chê chạch dài, thờn bơn méo miệng chê chai lệch mồm

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Meaning · English

People with defects criticize others with smaller defects

Literally: Short eel criticizes long frog, crooked mouth criticizes slanting mouth

Examples

Anh ấy luôn chê bai người khác mà quên mất mình cũng có khuyết điểmHe always criticizes others but forgets that he also has defects

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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 “Lươn ngắn lại chê chạch dài, thờn bơn méo miệng chê chai lệch mồm” mean?

People with defects criticize others with smaller defects Literally: Short eel criticizes long frog, crooked mouth criticizes slanting mouth

Is “Lươn ngắn lại chê chạch dài, thờn bơn méo miệng chê chai lệch mồm” formal or informal?

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