người bưng lỗ, người thổi kèn
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Meaning · English
Some people do the hard work while others take the credit
Literally: people holding the tray, people blowing the horn
Examples
Anh ấy chỉ biết người bưng lỗ, người thổi kèn, không làm gì cảHe just lets others do the hard work while he takes the credit, doing nothing himself
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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 “người bưng lỗ, người thổi kèn” mean?
Some people do the hard work while others take the credit Literally: people holding the tray, people blowing the horn
Is “người bưng lỗ, người thổi kèn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.