Trống chùa ai đánh thùng thùng, của chung ai khéo vẫy vùng nên riêng

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Meaning · English

Public property is often misused or neglected

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tài sản công cộng thường bị lạm dụng hoặc bỏ bê

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Literally: Temple drum, anyone hits thump thump, common property, whoever skillfully waves becomes private

Examples

Cánh đồng chung của làng bị bỏ hoang, thật là trống chùa ai đánh thùng thùng, của chung ai khéo vẫy vùng nên riêngThe common field of the village was abandoned, it's really a case of public property being misused

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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 “Trống chùa ai đánh thùng thùng, của chung ai khéo vẫy vùng nên riêng” mean?

Public property is often misused or neglected Literally: Temple drum, anyone hits thump thump, common property, whoever skillfully waves becomes private

Is “Trống chùa ai đánh thùng thùng, của chung ai khéo vẫy vùng nên riêng” formal or informal?

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