rút củi đáy nồi
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Meaning · English
to secretly undermine or sabotage someone's efforts
Literally: pulling the firewood from under the pot
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Anh ta rút củi đáy nồi khiến dự án thất bạiHe undermined the project, causing it to fail
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “rút củi đáy nồi” mean?
to secretly undermine or sabotage someone's efforts Literally: pulling the firewood from under the pot
Is “rút củi đáy nồi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.