Một thuyền hai lái, cũng xong, một chĩnh hai gáo cũng nong tay vào

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Meaning · English

Too many leaders or managers can cause problems

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

quá nhiều người lãnh đạo hoặc quản lý có thể gây ra vấn đề

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Literally: One boat two sails, also done, one pot two ladles also burn hands

Examples

Công ty đó thất bại vì một thuyền hai lái, cũng xong, một chĩnh hai gáo cũng nong tay vàoThe company failed because it had too many leaders

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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 thuyền hai lái, cũng xong, một chĩnh hai gáo cũng nong tay vào” mean?

Too many leaders or managers can cause problems Literally: One boat two sails, also done, one pot two ladles also burn hands

Is “Một thuyền hai lái, cũng xong, một chĩnh hai gáo cũng nong tay vào” formal or informal?

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