bống có gan bống, bớp có gan bớp
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Meaning · English
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses
Literally: goby has goby's liver, mullet has mullet's liver
Examples
Mỗi người đều có điểm mạnh và điểm yếu riêng, bống có gan bống, bớp có gan bớpEveryone has their own strengths and weaknesses, goby has goby's liver, mullet has mullet's liver
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bống có gan bống, bớp có gan bớp” mean?
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses Literally: goby has goby's liver, mullet has mullet's liver
Is “bống có gan bống, bớp có gan bớp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.