Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tha quạ, lấy rá đựng xương, tha đứa bất lương liệu đường mà chạy

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Meaning · English

To forgive the wicked is to invite more harm

Literally: Forgive crows, use basket to hold bones, forgive the wicked and they will run away

Examples

Tha quạ, lấy rá đựng xương, tha đứa bất lương liệu đường mà chạy thì chúng sẽ càng làm bậyIf we forgive the wicked, they will only get worse

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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 “Tha quạ, lấy rá đựng xương, tha đứa bất lương liệu đường mà chạy” mean?

To forgive the wicked is to invite more harm Literally: Forgive crows, use basket to hold bones, forgive the wicked and they will run away

Is “Tha quạ, lấy rá đựng xương, tha đứa bất lương liệu đường mà chạy” formal or informal?

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