Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quang chẳng lành, mắng giành không vững

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Meaning · English

A bad reputation is hard to shake off

Literally: Light is not good, scolding and arguing is not stable

Examples

Anh ấy đã làm việc gì đó sai trái, giờ thì quang chẳng lành, mắng giành không vữngHe did something wrong, now he has a bad reputation and can't argue his way out of it

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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 “Quang chẳng lành, mắng giành không vững” mean?

A bad reputation is hard to shake off Literally: Light is not good, scolding and arguing is not stable

Is “Quang chẳng lành, mắng giành không vững” formal or informal?

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

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