Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cá kể đầu, trầu kể mớ

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Everyone has their own story to tell

Literally: Fish tells the head, betel nut tells the bundle

Examples

Mỗi người có một câu chuyện, cá kể đầu, trầu kể mớEveryone has their own story, fish tells the head, betel nut tells the bundle

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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

Common questions

What does “Cá kể đầu, trầu kể mớ” mean?

Everyone has their own story to tell Literally: Fish tells the head, betel nut tells the bundle

Is “Cá kể đầu, trầu kể mớ” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time