Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

bầu leo dây bí cũng leo

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Meaning · English

The gourd climbs, and the squash vine climbs after — imitation scaling the same trellis.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sao chép theo nhau như leo lên giàn

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Literally: gourd creeps up, squash creeps after

Examples

Bầu leo dây bí cũng leo.The gourd climbs; the squash follows.

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 “bầu leo dây bí cũng leo” mean?

The gourd climbs, and the squash vine climbs after — imitation scaling the same trellis. Literally: gourd creeps up, squash creeps after

Is “bầu leo dây bí cũng leo” formal or informal?

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

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