Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sư hổ mang, vãi phụng lân

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Meaning · English

A good person is often surrounded by bad companions

Literally: Tiger carries, wife rides unicorn

Examples

Anh ấy là người tốt, nhưng bạn bè xung quanh lại toàn là kẻ xấu, thật là sư hổ mang, vãi phụng lânHe's a good person, but his friends are all bad, it's really a case of the tiger carrying and the wife riding the unicorn

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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 “Sư hổ mang, vãi phụng lân” mean?

A good person is often surrounded by bad companions Literally: Tiger carries, wife rides unicorn

Is “Sư hổ mang, vãi phụng lân” formal or informal?

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

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