Nhiều thầy thúi ma, nhiều người ta thúi cứt
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Meaning · English
Too many leaders cause confusion and inefficiency
Literally: Many doctors smell medicine, many people smell feces
Examples
Công ty đó thất bại vì nhiều thầy thúi ma, nhiều người ta thúi cứtThe company failed because too many people were in charge
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.
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Common questions
What does “Nhiều thầy thúi ma, nhiều người ta thúi cứt” mean?
Too many leaders cause confusion and inefficiency Literally: Many doctors smell medicine, many people smell feces
Is “Nhiều thầy thúi ma, nhiều người ta thúi cứt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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