Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

trâu đạp củng chết voi đạp củng chết

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Meaning · English

Trampled by buffalo or elephant, dead either way — the gambler's shrug: if losing, lose big.

Literally: buffalo tramples: dead; elephant tramples: dead

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 “trâu đạp củng chết voi đạp củng chết” mean?

Trampled by buffalo or elephant, dead either way — the gambler's shrug: if losing, lose big. Literally: buffalo tramples: dead; elephant tramples: dead

Is “trâu đạp củng chết voi đạp củng chết” formal or informal?

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