nai ăn đâu nát giạu đó
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Meaning · English
Where the deer grazes, the hedge is trampled — a guest's keep is the host's damage.
Literally: where deer eat, fences crumble
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “nai ăn đâu nát giạu đó” mean?
Where the deer grazes, the hedge is trampled — a guest's keep is the host's damage. Literally: where deer eat, fences crumble
Is “nai ăn đâu nát giạu đó” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.