Nuôi ong tay áo, nuôi cáo trong nhà

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

To harbor enemies or threats in a safe place

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Che chở kẻ thù hoặc nguy hiểm trong nơi an toàn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: Raising bees in sleeves, raising foxes at home

Examples

Ông ấy nuôi ong tay áo, nuôi cáo trong nhà khi thuê người từng là đối thủHe harbored enemies when hiring his former opponent

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 ong tay áo, nuôi cáo trong nhà” mean?

To harbor enemies or threats in a safe place Literally: Raising bees in sleeves, raising foxes at home

Is “Nuôi ong tay áo, nuôi cáo trong nhà” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time