Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn có chỗ, đỗ có nơi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Everything has its own appropriate place or situation

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mỗi thứ có chỗ và hoàn cảnh phù hợp

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Literally: Eat have place, sit have location

Examples

Cần phải biết ăn có chỗ, đỗ có nơi trong cuộc sốngWe need to know our place in life

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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 “Ăn có chỗ, đỗ có nơi” mean?

Everything has its own appropriate place or situation Literally: Eat have place, sit have location

Is “Ăn có chỗ, đỗ có nơi” formal or informal?

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

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