Sợ hùm sợ cả cứt hùm
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Meaning · English
Fear something and also fear its consequences
Literally: Fear tiger fear tiger's feces
Examples
Anh ấy không dám đầu tư vì sợ hùm sợ cả cứt hùmHe didn't dare invest because he feared the tiger and also its feces
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 “Sợ hùm sợ cả cứt hùm” mean?
Fear something and also fear its consequences Literally: Fear tiger fear tiger's feces
Is “Sợ hùm sợ cả cứt hùm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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