Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thứ nhất thì giết mất cha, thứ nhì buôn vã thứ ba ngược đò

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Meaning · English

to make a series of mistakes

Literally: first kill father, second sell wife, third go against the current

Examples

Anh ấy thứ nhất thì giết mất cha, thứ nhì buôn vã thứ ba ngược đò trong dự án mới.He made a series of mistakes in the new project.

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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 “Thứ nhất thì giết mất cha, thứ nhì buôn vã thứ ba ngược đò” mean?

to make a series of mistakes Literally: first kill father, second sell wife, third go against the current

Is “Thứ nhất thì giết mất cha, thứ nhì buôn vã thứ ba ngược đò” formal or informal?

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

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