Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quạ ăn dưa, bắt cò dãi nắng

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Meaning · English

One suffers for another's mistake

Literally: Crows eat melons, catch herons to suffer from heat

Examples

Anh ấy bị điểm kém vì bạn cùng phòng không làm việc, quạ ăn dưa, bắt cò dãi nắng thậtHe got a bad grade because his roommate didn't do his job, what a case of one suffering for another's mistake

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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.

Common questions

What does “Quạ ăn dưa, bắt cò dãi nắng” mean?

One suffers for another's mistake Literally: Crows eat melons, catch herons to suffer from heat

Is “Quạ ăn dưa, bắt cò dãi nắng” formal or informal?

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

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