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anh chột làm vua xứ mù

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big fish in small pond
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big fish in small pond

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big fish in small pond Discourse, Logic, Comparison & ModalityTheme

A person with limited abilities who appears exceptional only because those around them are even less capable.

vi Ở công ty cũ, anh ta chỉ là anh chột làm vua xứ mù thôi.

en At the old company, he was just a big fish in a small pond.

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