trăm dâu đổ đầu tằm

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Meaning · English

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

Examples

Việc gì cũng đến tay út, trăm dâu đổ đầu tằm.Every chore lands on the youngest — a hundred mulberries on one silkworm.

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.