nuôi cáo chuồng gà
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Keeping a fox in the hen-coop — sheltering the one who will devour you.
Literally: raise a fox in the chicken run
Examples
Giao sổ sách cho hắn khác nào nuôi cáo chuồng gà.Handing him the books is keeping a fox in the hen-coop.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
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 “nuôi cáo chuồng gà” mean?
Keeping a fox in the hen-coop — sheltering the one who will devour you. Literally: raise a fox in the chicken run
Is “nuôi cáo chuồng gà” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.