Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

mũi vạy thì lái chịu đòn

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Meaning · English

When the prow skews, the helm takes the beating — subordinates' errors land on the leader's back.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khi mũi tàu bị lệch, lái tàu sẽ chịu đòn — lỗi của cấp dưới sẽ đổ lên người lãnh đạo

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Literally: crooked bow, the helm takes the blows

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “mũi vạy thì lái chịu đòn” mean?

When the prow skews, the helm takes the beating — subordinates' errors land on the leader's back. Literally: crooked bow, the helm takes the blows

Is “mũi vạy thì lái chịu đòn” formal or informal?

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

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