Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một con nằm, mười lăm con chạy

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

One person's mistake affects many others

Literally: One lies down, fifteen run

Examples

Sai lầm của anh ấy khiến công ty phải giải quyết vấn đề trong nhiều tuầnHis mistake made the company deal with the problem for many weeks

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Một con nằm, mười lăm con chạy” mean?

One person's mistake affects many others Literally: One lies down, fifteen run

Is “Một con nằm, mười lăm con chạy” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time