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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hành động sai của một người có thể mang lại sự xấu hổ cho gia đình trong nhiều thế hệ

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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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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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