Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chuột không hay, hay ỉa bếp

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

A bad person will cause trouble in their own home

Literally: Mouse not good, good defecate kitchen

Examples

Anh ấy thật đáng trách, chuột không hay, hay ỉa bếpHe's really despicable, a bad person will cause trouble in their own home

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 không hay, hay ỉa bếp” mean?

A bad person will cause trouble in their own home Literally: Mouse not good, good defecate kitchen

Is “Chuột không hay, hay ỉa bếp” formal or informal?

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

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