Ông đổ tội cho bà, bà đổ tội cho con ở

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Meaning · English

One person blames another, who then blames someone else

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một người đổ lỗi cho người khác, người đó lại đổ lỗi cho người tiếp theo

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Literally: He blames her, she blames the child

Examples

Khi công ty thua lỗ, ông đổ tội cho bà, bà đổ tội cho con ở bộ phận kế toánWhen the company lost money, he blamed her, she blamed the accounting department staff

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

Common questions

What does “Ông đổ tội cho bà, bà đổ tội cho con ở” mean?

One person blames another, who then blames someone else Literally: He blames her, she blames the child

Is “Ông đổ tội cho bà, bà đổ tội cho con ở” formal or informal?

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