đón cửa trước rước cửa sau
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Meaning · English
To invite more troubles after solving one problem
Literally: welcome the front door and invite the back door
Examples
Anh ấy vừa giải quyết xong vấn đề này thì lại đón cửa trước rước cửa sau vấn đề khácHe had just solved this problem and then welcomed more troubles
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đón cửa trước rước cửa sau” mean?
To invite more troubles after solving one problem Literally: welcome the front door and invite the back door
Is “đón cửa trước rước cửa sau” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.