Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sau đó, lại đem chão ngâm vào nước củ nâu giã nhỏ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

to make things worse

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm cho tình hình tồi tệ hơn

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Literally: after that, soak the pan in brown water

Examples

Anh ấy đã làm hỏng dự án, sau đó, lại đem chão ngâm vào nước củ nâu giã nhỏ khi không hoàn thành deadlineHe ruined the project, and then made it worse by missing the deadline

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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 “Sau đó, lại đem chão ngâm vào nước củ nâu giã nhỏ” mean?

to make things worse Literally: after that, soak the pan in brown water

Is “Sau đó, lại đem chão ngâm vào nước củ nâu giã nhỏ” formal or informal?

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

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