mắng đếch không thiêng, mắng láng-diềng dữ vía
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Meaning · English
Scolding someone with no respect or authority is useless
Literally: scold buffalo not sacred, scold neighbor fierce spirit
Examples
Mắng đếch không thiêng, mắng láng-diềng dữ vía, chẳng giải quyết được vấn đềScolding someone with no respect or authority is useless, it won't solve the problem
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mắng đếch không thiêng, mắng láng-diềng dữ vía” mean?
Scolding someone with no respect or authority is useless Literally: scold buffalo not sacred, scold neighbor fierce spirit
Is “mắng đếch không thiêng, mắng láng-diềng dữ vía” formal or informal?
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