cái tép cũng nhẩy, cái cua cũng bò
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Meaning · English
Everyone has their own strengths and abilities
Literally: even the small shrimp jumps, even the crab crawls
Examples
Mỗi người đều có tài năng riêng, cái tép cũng nhẩy, cái cua cũng bòEveryone has their own talents, even the small shrimp jumps, even the crab crawls
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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 “cái tép cũng nhẩy, cái cua cũng bò” mean?
Everyone has their own strengths and abilities Literally: even the small shrimp jumps, even the crab crawls
Is “cái tép cũng nhẩy, cái cua cũng bò” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.