Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lấy của hàng đỗ, đãi anh bán dầu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Take advantage of someone's kindness to harm them

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Take from the shop that gives, and bully the oil seller

Examples

Anh ấy lấy của hàng đỗ, đãi anh bán dầu, thật không biết ơnHe took advantage of the kindness of others and bullied them, he's really ungrateful

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Lấy của hàng đỗ, đãi anh bán dầu” mean?

Take advantage of someone's kindness to harm them Literally: Take from the shop that gives, and bully the oil seller

Is “Lấy của hàng đỗ, đãi anh bán dầu” formal or informal?

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

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