Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ném chuột, ghê chạn bát

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

To throw out the child with the bathwater

Literally: throw mouse, scare the bowl of food

Examples

Anh ấy ném chuột, ghê chạn bát khi sa thải cả độiHe threw out the child with the bathwater when he fired the whole team

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 “Ném chuột, ghê chạn bát” mean?

To throw out the child with the bathwater Literally: throw mouse, scare the bowl of food

Is “Ném chuột, ghê chạn bát” 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