Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

rắn vào nhà chẳng đánh hoá quái, gái vào nhà chẳng chơi cũng thiệt

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Meaning · English

When trouble enters, it's best to address it directly

Literally: snake enters house, not hit becomes strange, girl enters house, not play also lose

Examples

Rắn vào nhà chẳng đánh hoá quái, gái vào nhà chẳng chơi cũng thiệt, anh nên cẩn thận khi giao tiếp với người lạWhen trouble enters, it's best to address it directly, you should be careful when interacting with strangers

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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 “rắn vào nhà chẳng đánh hoá quái, gái vào nhà chẳng chơi cũng thiệt” mean?

When trouble enters, it's best to address it directly Literally: snake enters house, not hit becomes strange, girl enters house, not play also lose

Is “rắn vào nhà chẳng đánh hoá quái, gái vào nhà chẳng chơi cũng thiệt” formal or informal?

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