trâu toi bò ngã
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Meaning · English
When one person fails, others will follow
Literally: buffalo falls, cow falls
Examples
Khi chủ tịch công ty bị sa thải, nhiều nhân viên khác cũng bị ảnh hưởng, trâu toi bò ngã.When the company's chairman was fired, many other employees were also affected, trâu toi bò ngã.
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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 toi bò ngã” mean?
When one person fails, others will follow Literally: buffalo falls, cow falls
Is “trâu toi bò ngã” formal or informal?
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