Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Của độc giải độc

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Meaning · English

The poison can be cured by the poison itself

Literally: poison solves poison

Examples

Thuốc độc có thể chữa bệnh, cũng là của độc giải độcThe medicine can cure the disease, which is an example of the poison solving the poison

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Của độc giải độc” mean?

The poison can be cured by the poison itself Literally: poison solves poison

Is “Của độc giải độc” formal or informal?

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

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