tội báo oan gia
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Meaning · English
Suffering for the mistakes of others
Literally: crime reports false family
Examples
Anh ấy phải chịu tội báo oan gia vì sai lầm của đồng nghiệpHe had to suffer for the mistakes of others because of his colleague's error
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “tội báo oan gia” mean?
Suffering for the mistakes of others Literally: crime reports false family
Is “tội báo oan gia” formal or informal?
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