Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thúc như thúc tà

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Meaning · English

Helping someone in the wrong way

Literally: helping like helping a bad person

Examples

Anh ấy thúc như thúc tà, khiến mọi việc trở nên tồi tệ hơnHe helped like helping a bad person, making everything worse

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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 “Thúc như thúc tà” mean?

Helping someone in the wrong way Literally: helping like helping a bad person

Is “Thúc như thúc tà” formal or informal?

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

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