Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ma Liên ăn cá bỏ đầu, chợ Xổm thấy vậy bỏ xâu đem về

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Meaning · English

Do not follow someone's example if it is not beneficial

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Devil Linh eats fish and throws away the head, Xom market sees and throws away the string to bring back

Examples

Anh thấy ông A làm như vậy nhưng kết quả không tốt, nên nhớ ma Liên ăn cá bỏ đầu, chợ Xổm thấy vậy bỏ xâu đem vềHe saw Mr. A do it that way but the result was not good, so remember the proverb

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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 “Ma Liên ăn cá bỏ đầu, chợ Xổm thấy vậy bỏ xâu đem về” mean?

Do not follow someone's example if it is not beneficial Literally: Devil Linh eats fish and throws away the head, Xom market sees and throws away the string to bring back

Is “Ma Liên ăn cá bỏ đầu, chợ Xổm thấy vậy bỏ xâu đem về” formal or informal?

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

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