Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thầy lể làm, thầy cúng ăn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

One person does the work while another takes the credit

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người này làm việc mà người khác nhận lợi

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Literally: the butcher does, the shaman eats

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nói ý tưởng là của mình, nhưng thực ra thầy lể làm, thầy cúng ănHe always says the idea is his, but actually one person does the work while another takes the credit

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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 “Thầy lể làm, thầy cúng ăn” mean?

One person does the work while another takes the credit Literally: the butcher does, the shaman eats

Is “Thầy lể làm, thầy cúng ăn” formal or informal?

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

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