Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tác xá đạo bàng, tam niên bất thành

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Meaning · English

A small leak can sink a great ship

Literally: Dripping roof, three years not completed

Examples

Anh ấy đã mất việc vì tác xá đạo bàng trong dự án của mình.He lost his job because of the small mistake in his project.

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Tác xá đạo bàng, tam niên bất thành” mean?

A small leak can sink a great ship Literally: Dripping roof, three years not completed

Is “Tác xá đạo bàng, tam niên bất thành” formal or informal?

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

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