Tội gì, tội lội xuống sông, đánh ba tiếng cồng lại nổi tội lên
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Examples
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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 “Tội gì, tội lội xuống sông, đánh ba tiếng cồng lại nổi tội lên” mean?
Past mistakes will resurface no matter how hard you try to hide them Literally: crime what crime, sink into river, hit three gong sounds again emerge crime up
Is “Tội gì, tội lội xuống sông, đánh ba tiếng cồng lại nổi tội lên” formal or informal?
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