Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chim hoa gà cú chớ nuôi, những người lông bụng chớ chơi bạn cùng

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Meaning · English

Avoid befriending people with bad intentions

Literally: Birds of flowers and chickens of gloom don't raise, people with bad hearts don't befriend

Examples

Tôi đã quen biết anh ta một thời gian rồi mới biết được bản chất thật của anh ấy, chim hoa gà cú chớ nuôi, những người lông bụng chớ chơi bạn cùngI knew him for a while before I knew his true nature, birds of flowers and chickens of gloom don't raise, people with bad hearts don't befriend

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Chim hoa gà cú chớ nuôi, những người lông bụng chớ chơi bạn cùng” mean?

Avoid befriending people with bad intentions Literally: Birds of flowers and chickens of gloom don't raise, people with bad hearts don't befriend

Is “Chim hoa gà cú chớ nuôi, những người lông bụng chớ chơi bạn cùng” formal or informal?

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