thằng chết cãi thằng khiêng
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Meaning · English
A dispute between two people who are equally matched or equally wrong
Literally: the dead man argues with the pallbearer
Examples
Hai bên đều có lỗi nên coi như thằng chết cãi thằng khiêngBoth sides are at fault, so it's like the dead man arguing with the pallbearer
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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 “thằng chết cãi thằng khiêng” mean?
A dispute between two people who are equally matched or equally wrong Literally: the dead man argues with the pallbearer
Is “thằng chết cãi thằng khiêng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.