Thầy dùi mà xui con trẻ
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Meaning · English
A bad teacher leads students astray
Literally: Teacher hits but leads child to do wrong
Examples
Thầy giáo đó thầy dùi mà xui con trẻ học theo những thói xấuThat teacher hits but leads children to follow bad habits
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Thầy dùi mà xui con trẻ” mean?
A bad teacher leads students astray Literally: Teacher hits but leads child to do wrong
Is “Thầy dùi mà xui con trẻ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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