Trưởng bại hại ông vải

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Meaning · English

A leader's mistake harms their subordinates

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lỗi của người lãnh đạo gây hại cho thuộc cấp

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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

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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 “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?

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