trâu lành không ai mà-cả, trâu ngã lắm kẻ cầm dao
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Good people are often neglected, while those in trouble attract many opportunists
Examples
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “trâu lành không ai mà-cả, trâu ngã lắm kẻ cầm dao” mean?
Good people are often neglected, while those in trouble attract many opportunists Literally: gentle buffalo has no one to feed, fallen buffalo has many holding knives
Is “trâu lành không ai mà-cả, trâu ngã lắm kẻ cầm dao” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.