đào kia đành trả mận này
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From an ancient yuefu poem: a peach tree grew by an open well with a plum tree beside it; when insects gnawed the peach's roots, the plum tree died in its place; used of one person suffering in another's place.
vi Cô giáo giảng cho chúng tôi tích đào kia đành trả mận này khi học bài thơ cổ.
en Our teacher explained to us the allusion of the plum tree dying in place of the peach when we studied an old poem.