Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

ở chùa đốt chùa

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Meaning · English

To destroy or harm the very place or institution that supports you

Literally: burning the temple where one lives

Examples

Anh ấy đã ở chùa đốt chùa khi phản đối chính sách của công ty mìnhHe burned the temple where he lived when opposing his company's policy

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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 “ở chùa đốt chùa” mean?

To destroy or harm the very place or institution that supports you Literally: burning the temple where one lives

Is “ở chùa đốt chùa” formal or informal?

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

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