Xấu dây mẩy củ
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Meaning · English
Something bad from the very beginning
Literally: bad from the rope to the root
Examples
Tôi mua được một cây xấu dây mẩy củ, giờ mới biết là hàng giảI bought something bad from the start, now I know it's fake
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 “Xấu dây mẩy củ” mean?
Something bad from the very beginning Literally: bad from the rope to the root
Is “Xấu dây mẩy củ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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