nuôi ong tay áo

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Literally, “to keep bees [in one's] sleeve” or "to raise carpenter bees". The former is plausible due to wider sleeves being utilized in traditional Vietnamese wear, though it is dismissed by some as folk etymology, while the latter is said to refer to a specific kind of carpenter bee (called ong tay áo, derived from the fact that their hives would normally sink low similar to the said wide sleeves) that was regarded as an ill omen as opposed to honey bees. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nuəj˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ taj˧˧ ʔaːw˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [nuj˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ taj˧˧ ʔaːw˨˩˦] ~ [nuj˧˧ ʔɔŋ˧˧ taj˧˧ ʔaːw˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [nuj˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ ta(ː)j˧˧ ʔaːw˦˥] === Phrase === nuôi ong tay áo to protect or raise someone who could later betray or turn against you; to nourish a viper in one's bosom ==== Synonyms ==== nhà có Lý Thông nuôi khỉ dòm nhà ấp rắn vào ngực nuôi cáo trong nhà === References ===