trăm dâu đổ đầu tằm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
A hundred mulberry loads dumped on one silkworm's head — every blame in the house lands on the lowest back.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “trăm dâu đổ đầu tằm” mean?
A hundred mulberry loads dumped on one silkworm's head — every blame in the house lands on the lowest back. Literally: hundred mulberries pour on the silkworm's head
Is “trăm dâu đổ đầu tằm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.