Bò đông đúc, ngựa cũng đông đúc

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Meaning · English

What affects one person will also affect others in the same situation

Literally: oxes are numerous, horses are also numerous

Examples

Khi công ty gặp khó khăn, bò đông đúc, ngựa cũng đông đúc, cả nhân viên và lãnh đạo đều bị ảnh hưởng.When the company faced difficulties, it was a case of bò đông đúc, ngựa cũng đông đúc, both employees and leaders were affected.

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bò đông đúc, ngựa cũng đông đúc” mean?

What affects one person will also affect others in the same situation Literally: oxes are numerous, horses are also numerous

Is “Bò đông đúc, ngựa cũng đông đúc” formal or informal?

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