Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tò vò nuôi con nhện, ngày sau nó quyến nhau đi

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Meaning · English

Raising someone who will eventually betray you

Literally: Raising a spider to have it weave a web

Examples

Anh ấy đã tò vò nuôi con nhện, ngày sau nó quyến nhau đi, giờ thì mất cả chì lẫn chàiHe raised someone who would eventually betray him, now he's lost everything

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

Common questions

What does “Tò vò nuôi con nhện, ngày sau nó quyến nhau đi” mean?

Raising someone who will eventually betray you Literally: Raising a spider to have it weave a web

Is “Tò vò nuôi con nhện, ngày sau nó quyến nhau đi” formal or informal?

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

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