Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Rắn rết bò vào, cóc nhái bò ra

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Bad people enter while good people leave

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người xấu vào, người tốt ra

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Literally: Snakes and centipedes crawl in, toads and frogs crawl out

Examples

Công ty cũ của tôi thật tệ, rắn rết bò vào, cóc nhái bò raMy old company was really bad, bad people entered while good people left

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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 “Rắn rết bò vào, cóc nhái bò ra” mean?

Bad people enter while good people leave Literally: Snakes and centipedes crawl in, toads and frogs crawl out

Is “Rắn rết bò vào, cóc nhái bò ra” formal or informal?

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

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