cõng rắn cắn gà nhà

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

To bring in an outsider or enemy who then harms your own people — inviting the wolf into the house.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đưa một kẻ thù hoặc người ngoài vào và gây hại cho những người của mình

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: To carry a snake home on your back to bite your own chickens.

How to use it

✓ Use it when

Condemning betrayal that endangers one’s own family, community, or country.

✗ Avoid it when

Historically charged; a serious accusation of treachery.

Register: neutralConnotation: condemningEra: Traditional – present

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Rước đối thủ vào xem hết sổ sách chẳng khác nào cõng rắn cắn gà nhà.Letting the competitor see all the books is carrying a snake home to bite your own chickens.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Common questions

What does “cõng rắn cắn gà nhà” mean?

To bring in an outsider or enemy who then harms your own people — inviting the wolf into the house. Literally: To carry a snake home on your back to bite your own chickens.

Is “cõng rắn cắn gà nhà” formal or informal?

cõng rắn cắn gà nhà is generally neutral; connotation: condemning.