Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thầy chùa đi lùa bánh cúng, vợ ở nhà xách thúng chạy theo

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Meaning · English

One person's actions undermine another's efforts

Literally: Monk goes to fetch offering cakes, wife at home carries basket to follow

Examples

Anh ấy làm việc chăm chỉ nhưng đồng nghiệp lại làm hỏng dự án, thật là thầy chùa đi lùa bánh cúng, vợ ở nhà xách thúng chạy theoHe worked hard but his colleague ruined the project, it's like the monk goes to fetch offering cakes, wife at home carries basket to follow

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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 “Thầy chùa đi lùa bánh cúng, vợ ở nhà xách thúng chạy theo” mean?

One person's actions undermine another's efforts Literally: Monk goes to fetch offering cakes, wife at home carries basket to follow

Is “Thầy chùa đi lùa bánh cúng, vợ ở nhà xách thúng chạy theo” formal or informal?

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