vùi hoa dập liễu
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Meaning · English
Destroy the good along with the bad
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
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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.