Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồng bốn cho ăn, mồng năm đuổi chạy

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Meaning · English

Treat someone kindly at first but badly later

Literally: Fourth day feed, fifth day chase away

Examples

Cô ấy rất thân thiện với tôi vào ngày đầu, nhưng sau đó cô nói với tôi 'Mồng bốn cho ăn, mồng năm đuổi chạy'She was very friendly to me on the first day, but then she told me 'Mồng bốn cho ăn, mồng năm đuổi chạy'

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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 “Mồng bốn cho ăn, mồng năm đuổi chạy” mean?

Treat someone kindly at first but badly later Literally: Fourth day feed, fifth day chase away

Is “Mồng bốn cho ăn, mồng năm đuổi chạy” formal or informal?

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

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