nuôi ong tay áo, nuôi khỉ dòm nhà
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
A bee in the sleeve, a monkey watching the house — nurtured enemies posted at your softest points.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “nuôi ong tay áo, nuôi khỉ dòm nhà” mean?
A bee in the sleeve, a monkey watching the house — nurtured enemies posted at your softest points. Literally: raise the bee in the sleeve, the monkey eyeing the house
Is “nuôi ong tay áo, nuôi khỉ dòm nhà” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.