Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trăm cái tội không bằng chỗ lội làng Đoàn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

One major mistake outweighs many minor ones

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một sai lầm lớn nặng hơn nhiều sai lầm nhỏ

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Literally: A hundred minor mistakes are not as bad as one major mistake in Doan village

Examples

Anh ấy chỉ cần một lần phạm lỗi nghiêm trọng là mất hết uy tín, trăm cái tội không bằng chỗ lội làng ĐoànHe only needs to make one serious mistake to lose all his reputation, a hundred minor mistakes are not as bad as one major mistake in Doan village

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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 “Trăm cái tội không bằng chỗ lội làng Đoàn” mean?

One major mistake outweighs many minor ones Literally: A hundred minor mistakes are not as bad as one major mistake in Doan village

Is “Trăm cái tội không bằng chỗ lội làng Đoàn” formal or informal?

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