Tiếng Việt · Idiom Candidate

vùi hoa dập liễu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Destroy the good along with the bad

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hủy hoại cả tốt và xấu

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Literally: bury flowers to crush willows

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Hành động vùi hoa dập liễu của chính quyền đã gây ra nhiều bức xúcThe government's action of vùi hoa dập liễu caused much resentment

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Sources & notes

Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Trees & plants

Common questions

What does “vùi hoa dập liễu” mean?

Destroy the good along with the bad Literally: bury flowers to crush willows

Is “vùi hoa dập liễu” formal or informal?

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

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