Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hổ mang độc đã có hùng hoàng, vỏ quít dầy đã có móng tay nhọn

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Meaning · English

Everything has its own defense mechanism

Literally: Tiger has poison has hùng hoàng, thick quít skin has sharp fingernails

Examples

Cái cây độc ấy tuy có vẻ ngoài đẹp nhưng hổ mang độc đã có hùng hoàng, vỏ quít dầy đã có móng tay nhọn màThat poisonous plant may look beautiful, but everything has its own defense

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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 “Hổ mang độc đã có hùng hoàng, vỏ quít dầy đã có móng tay nhọn” mean?

Everything has its own defense mechanism Literally: Tiger has poison has hùng hoàng, thick quít skin has sharp fingernails

Is “Hổ mang độc đã có hùng hoàng, vỏ quít dầy đã có móng tay nhọn” formal or informal?

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