Rắn đổ nọc cho lươn
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Meaning · English
To take revenge on the wrong person
Literally: snake spits venom at eel
Examples
Anh ấy đã rắn đổ nọc cho lươn khi la mắng nhân viên mớiHe took revenge on the wrong person when scolding the new employee
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.
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Common questions
What does “Rắn đổ nọc cho lươn” mean?
To take revenge on the wrong person Literally: snake spits venom at eel
Is “Rắn đổ nọc cho lươn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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