Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chuột cắn dây buộc mèo

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

One trouble leads to another

Literally: mouse bites the rope tying the cat

Examples

Sau khi bị sa thải, anh ấy gặp nhiều vấn đề khác, thật là chuột cắn dây buộc mèo.After being fired, he encountered many other problems, it's really one trouble after another

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Chuột cắn dây buộc mèo” mean?

One trouble leads to another Literally: mouse bites the rope tying the cat

Is “Chuột cắn dây buộc mèo” formal or informal?

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

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