Lươn ngắn mà chê chạch dài, thờn bơn méo miệng chê chai lệnh mồm

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Meaning · English

Someone with a flaw criticizes others with a similar flaw

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người có khuyết điểm chỉ trích người khác có khuyết điểm tương tự

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Literally: Short eel criticizes long frog, crooked mouth blames big mouth

Examples

Anh ấy luôn chê người khác vụng về, nhưng bản thân anh ấy cũng hay làm rơi đồ.He always criticizes others for being clumsy, but he himself often drops things.

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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 mà chê chạch dài, thờn bơn méo miệng chê chai lệnh mồm” mean?

Someone with a flaw criticizes others with a similar flaw Literally: Short eel criticizes long frog, crooked mouth blames big mouth

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

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