sây da ba quan, chảy máu sáu quan
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Meaning · English
Minor issues can lead to major problems
Literally: tear skin three coins, bleed six coins
Examples
Anh ấy không chăm sóc vết thương nhỏ, nên sây da ba quan, chảy máu sáu quan.He didn't take care of the small wound, so it became a big problem.
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “sây da ba quan, chảy máu sáu quan” mean?
Minor issues can lead to major problems Literally: tear skin three coins, bleed six coins
Is “sây da ba quan, chảy máu sáu quan” formal or informal?
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