Tháo trăm bể máu, cào vạn núi xương, mở đường cho quỷ kế

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Meaning · English

To make great sacrifices for someone's evil plans

Literally: Drain a hundred seas of blood, scrape a thousand mountains of bones, open the road for evil schemes

Examples

Ông đã tháo trăm bể máu, cào vạn núi xương, mở đường cho quỷ kế của con trai mìnhHe made great sacrifices for his son's evil plans

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Tháo trăm bể máu, cào vạn núi xương, mở đường cho quỷ kế” mean?

To make great sacrifices for someone's evil plans Literally: Drain a hundred seas of blood, scrape a thousand mountains of bones, open the road for evil schemes

Is “Tháo trăm bể máu, cào vạn núi xương, mở đường cho quỷ kế” formal or informal?

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