quạ chui chuồng lợn

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Meaning · English

Someone of low status or morality takes advantage of someone of higher status

Literally: crows enter pigpen

Examples

Khi chủ nhà đi vắng, quạ chui chuồng lợn vào chiếm nhàWhen the owner is away, someone of low status takes over the house

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “quạ chui chuồng lợn” mean?

Someone of low status or morality takes advantage of someone of higher status Literally: crows enter pigpen

Is “quạ chui chuồng lợn” formal or informal?

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