Vietnamese

cháy nhà mới ra mặt chuột

ことわざ

直訳 比喩的用法

災難や問題が起こったときに、今まで隠れていた悪人や不正行為が表面化することをたとえたことわざ。 / 大きなトラブルや崩壊が起こると、それまで見えなかった本当の犯人・黒幕・汚職が露呈するという意味。

英語の意味

(literally) when the house burns, the rodents show their faces / (figurative) when there's a fallout, breakdown or collapse, the bad actors or the corrupt that've hidden behind the scenes this whole time will have no choice but show their true identities; when everything fails, we'll know the bad people behind the failure

Khi vụ bê bối bị phanh phui, nhiều người tỏ rõ bản chất — cháy nhà mới ra mặt chuột.

スキャンダルが暴露されたとき、多くの人の本性が明らかになった――家が火事になって初めて鼠が顔を出す。

When the scandal was exposed, many people's true natures were revealed — it's only when the house is on fire that the rats show themselves.