Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

vẽ đường cho hươu chạy

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Meaning · English

Drawing the deer its escape route — helpfully mapping the wrong for the wrongdoer.

Literally: sketch the road for the deer to run

Examples

Đừng vẽ đường cho hươu chạy.Don't draw the deer its road.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “vẽ đường cho hươu chạy” mean?

Drawing the deer its escape route — helpfully mapping the wrong for the wrongdoer. Literally: sketch the road for the deer to run

Is “vẽ đường cho hươu chạy” formal or informal?

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

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