"chữa lợn lành thành lợn què" meaning in Vietnamese

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Verb

IPA: [t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥ ləːn˧˨ʔ lajŋ̟˨˩ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ ləːn˧˨ʔ kwɛ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕɨə˧˨ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ lɛɲ˦˩ tʰɛɲ˦˩ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ kwɛ˦˩] [Huế], [cɨə˨˩˦ ləːŋ˨˩˨ lan˨˩ tʰan˨˩ ləːŋ˨˩˨ wɛ˨˩] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} chữa lợn lành thành lợn què, {{vi-verb}} chữa lợn lành thành lợn què
  1. (literal) to try to "cure" a healthy pig and end up making it lame
    Sense id: en-chữa_lợn_lành_thành_lợn_què-vi-verb-QTFCreEw Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. (figurative) to try to fix it while it ain't broke and end up breaking it Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-chữa_lợn_lành_thành_lợn_què-vi-verb-5vgnS1u- Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Download JSON data for chữa lợn lành thành lợn què meaning in Vietnamese (1.8kB)

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        "(literal) to try to \"cure\" a healthy pig and end up making it lame"
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        "to try to fix it while it ain't broke and end up breaking it"
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          "fix it while it ain't broke",
          "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
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        "(figurative) to try to fix it while it ain't broke and end up breaking it"
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    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥ ləːn˧˨ʔ lajŋ̟˨˩ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ ləːn˧˨ʔ kwɛ˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɨə˧˨ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ lɛɲ˦˩ tʰɛɲ˦˩ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ kwɛ˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cɨə˨˩˦ ləːŋ˨˩˨ lan˨˩ tʰan˨˩ ləːŋ˨˩˨ wɛ˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chữa lợn lành thành lợn què"
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      ],
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          "cure",
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          "healthy",
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          "pig",
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        ],
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          "lame",
          "lame"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literal) to try to \"cure\" a healthy pig and end up making it lame"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to try to fix it while it ain't broke and end up breaking it"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fix it while it ain't broke",
          "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
        ]
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        "(figurative) to try to fix it while it ain't broke and end up breaking it"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥ ləːn˧˨ʔ lajŋ̟˨˩ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ ləːn˧˨ʔ kwɛ˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɨə˧˨ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ lɛɲ˦˩ tʰɛɲ˦˩ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ kwɛ˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cɨə˨˩˦ ləːŋ˨˩˨ lan˨˩ tʰan˨˩ ləːŋ˨˩˨ wɛ˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chữa lợn lành thành lợn què"
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