Trưởng bại hại ông vải
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Meaning · English
A leader's mistake harms their subordinates
Literally: Elder loses, harms the fig tree
Examples
Sai lầm của người lãnh đạo khiến công ty thất bại, thật là trưởng bại hại ông vảiThe leader's mistake caused the company to fail, it's a case of trưởng bại hại ông vải
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Trưởng bại hại ông vải” mean?
A leader's mistake harms their subordinates Literally: Elder loses, harms the fig tree
Is “Trưởng bại hại ông vải” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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