Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quạ ăn dưa bắt cò phơi nắng

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Meaning · English

One person suffers for another's mistake

Literally: Crows eat melons and sparrows are exposed to the sun

Examples

Anh ấy bị thôi việc vì sai lầm của đồng nghiệp, thật là quạ ăn dưa bắt cò phơi nắngHe was fired because of his colleague's mistake, it's really a case of the crow eating the melon and the sparrow being exposed to the sun

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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 phơi nắng” mean?

One person suffers for another's mistake Literally: Crows eat melons and sparrows are exposed to the sun

Is “Quạ ăn dưa bắt cò phơi 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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