Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trâu ác thì trâu vạc sừng, bò ác thì bò còng lưng méo sườn

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Meaning · English

Everyone gets what they deserve

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mỗi người nhận được điều họ xứng đáng

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Literally: Bad buffalo has buffalo's horn, bad cow has cow's hunched back and twisted ribs

Examples

Anh ấy đã bị kết quả từ những hành động xấu của mình, thật là trâu ác thì trâu vạc sừng, bò ác thì bò còng lưng méo sườnHe suffered the consequences of his bad actions, it's true that everyone gets what they deserve

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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 “Trâu ác thì trâu vạc sừng, bò ác thì bò còng lưng méo sườn” mean?

Everyone gets what they deserve Literally: Bad buffalo has buffalo's horn, bad cow has cow's hunched back and twisted ribs

Is “Trâu ác thì trâu vạc sừng, bò ác thì bò còng lưng méo sườn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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