Ở chẳng lành bẻ hành bẻ tỏi

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Meaning · English

Staying in a bad situation makes things worse

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ở trong tình huống xấu làm cho mọi thứ trở nên tồi tệ hơn

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Literally: At home not good, peel onions and garlic

Examples

Ở chẳng lành bẻ hành bẻ tỏi, anh quyết định chuyển công ty mới.Staying in a bad situation makes things worse, he decided to switch to a new company.

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ở chẳng lành bẻ hành bẻ tỏi” mean?

Staying in a bad situation makes things worse Literally: At home not good, peel onions and garlic

Is “Ở chẳng lành bẻ hành bẻ tỏi” formal or informal?

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