Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quạ nuôi con tu hú

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

One bad deed leads to another

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Crow raises child to cry

Examples

Anh ta bắt đầu bằng việc nói dối, và rồi quạ nuôi con tu hú.He started with telling lies, and then one bad deed led to another

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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 “Quạ nuôi con tu hú” mean?

One bad deed leads to another Literally: Crow raises child to cry

Is “Quạ nuôi con tu hú” formal or informal?

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

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