Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

gây thù chuốc oán

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Meaning · English

Sowing feuds and buying grudges — making enemies whose hatred comes back on you.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Gieo thù chuốc oán — tự tạo ra kẻ thù mà sự ghét恨 của họ sẽ quay lại với bạn.

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Literally: breed enmity, purchase rancor

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “gây thù chuốc oán” mean?

Sowing feuds and buying grudges — making enemies whose hatred comes back on you. Literally: breed enmity, purchase rancor

Is “gây thù chuốc oán” formal or informal?

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

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