To mái hại trống
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Meaning · English
Two wrongs don't make a right
Literally: broken roof harmful to drum
Examples
Anh ấy đã đánh lại người khác, nhưng đó không phải là cách giải quyết, to mái hại trống mà.He fought back, but that's not the solution, two wrongs don't make a right.
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 “To mái hại trống” mean?
Two wrongs don't make a right Literally: broken roof harmful to drum
Is “To mái hại trống” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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