Chuồn chuồn mắc phải nhện vương, đã nào quấn quýt

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Meaning · English

Someone who gets involved with a powerful or cunning person will be manipulated

Literally: Dragonfly gets caught in spider's web, gets entangled

Examples

Anh ta đã trở thành con tốt của đối thủ chính trị, chuồn chuồn mắc phải nhện vương, đã nào quấn quýt.He has become a pawn of his political opponent, a dragonfly caught in a spider's web, getting entangled.

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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 “Chuồn chuồn mắc phải nhện vương, đã nào quấn quýt” mean?

Someone who gets involved with a powerful or cunning person will be manipulated Literally: Dragonfly gets caught in spider's web, gets entangled

Is “Chuồn chuồn mắc phải nhện vương, đã nào quấn quýt” formal or informal?

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