Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nuôi cò cò mổ mắt, nuôi cắt cắt đánh đầu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Raising someone to become ungrateful and harmful

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nuôi dưỡng người khác để họ trở nên bất biết ơn và có hại

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Literally: Raise stork, stork peck eye, raise crab, crab hit head

Examples

Anh ấy nuôi dưỡng người giúp việc mà người đó lại bỏ anh đi.He raised and supported his helper, but the helper abandoned him.

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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 “Nuôi cò cò mổ mắt, nuôi cắt cắt đánh đầu” mean?

Raising someone to become ungrateful and harmful Literally: Raise stork, stork peck eye, raise crab, crab hit head

Is “Nuôi cò cò mổ mắt, nuôi cắt cắt đánh đầu” formal or informal?

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

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