Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trống thủng tang, cả làng phải chịu

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Meaning · English

One person's mistake affects the whole community

Literally: Hole in the drum, the whole village suffers

Examples

Anh ấy làm việc cẩn thận để không trở thành trống thủng tangHe works carefully so as not to become the trống thủng tang

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Sources & notes

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 thủng tang, cả làng phải chịu” mean?

One person's mistake affects the whole community Literally: Hole in the drum, the whole village suffers

Is “Trống thủng tang, cả làng phải chịu” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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