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cut off one's nose to spite one's face nghĩa là gì?

gậy ông đập lưng ông

cut off one's nose to spite one's face in Vietnamese: gậy ông đập lưng ông. In English, cut off one's nose to spite one's face means to harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.

Vietnamese words for cut off one's nose to spite one's face

to harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary
gậy ông đập lưng ông

English meaning of cut off one's nose to spite one's face

  1. verb To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.

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Questions about cut off one's nose to spite one's face in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of cut off one's nose to spite one's face in Vietnamese?
Cut off one's nose to spite one's face in Vietnamese is gậy ông đập lưng ông.
cut off one's nose to spite one's face nghĩa là gì?
Cut off one's nose to spite one's face: gậy ông đập lưng ông.
What does cut off one's nose to spite one's face mean in English?
Cut off one's nose to spite one's face means to harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.

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