Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Rung cây nát khỉ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Harm others while trying to harm someone else

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hại người khác trong khi cố gắng hại người khác

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Literally: break tree smash monkey

Examples

Anh ấy muốn đánh đồng nghiệp nhưng lại làm ảnh hưởng đến cả công ty, đúng là rung cây nát khỉHe wanted to attack his colleague but ended up affecting the whole company, that's really breaking the tree and smashing the monkey

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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 “Rung cây nát khỉ” mean?

Harm others while trying to harm someone else Literally: break tree smash monkey

Is “Rung cây nát khỉ” formal or informal?

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

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