Trong mình ghẻ lở đây người, mà cầm liều thuốc chữa trời tiêm la

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Meaning · English

Don't interfere in others' affairs when you have your own problems

Literally: Having scabies on one's body, yet holding medicine to cure the sky's thunder

Examples

Anh ấy đang lo lắng về công việc của mình, đừng bảo anh ta giúp mình, trong mình ghẻ lở đây người, mà cầm liều thuốc chữa trời tiêm laHe's worried about his own job, don't ask him to help you, it's like having scabies on one's body, yet holding medicine to cure the sky's thunder

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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.

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What does “Trong mình ghẻ lở đây người, mà cầm liều thuốc chữa trời tiêm la” mean?

Don't interfere in others' affairs when you have your own problems Literally: Having scabies on one's body, yet holding medicine to cure the sky's thunder

Is “Trong mình ghẻ lở đây người, mà cầm liều thuốc chữa trời tiêm la” formal or informal?

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