Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chơi cò cò mổ mắt, chơi chó chó liếm mặt

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Meaning · English

Associate with bad people and they will harm you

Literally: play with stork, stork pecks eyes, play with dog, dog licks face

Examples

Nếu chơi với những người xấu, thì chơi cò cò mổ mắt, chơi chó chó liếm mặtIf you associate with bad people, then you will be harmed

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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 “Chơi cò cò mổ mắt, chơi chó chó liếm mặt” mean?

Associate with bad people and they will harm you Literally: play with stork, stork pecks eyes, play with dog, dog licks face

Is “Chơi cò cò mổ mắt, chơi chó chó liếm mặt” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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