một đời làm hại, bại-hoại ba đời
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Meaning · English
One person's wrongdoing can bring shame to their family for generations
Literally: one life doing harm, defeating three lives
Examples
Ông ấy đã một đời làm hại, bại-hoại ba đời vì những hành động tham lamHe has brought shame to his family for generations due to his greedy actions
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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 “một đời làm hại, bại-hoại ba đời” mean?
One person's wrongdoing can bring shame to their family for generations Literally: one life doing harm, defeating three lives
Is “một đời làm hại, bại-hoại ba đời” formal or informal?
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