Câu bay cao, vịt bay thấp
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Meaning · English
People have different abilities and talents
Literally: Birds fly high, ducks fly low
Examples
Mỗi người có năng lực khác nhau, như câu bay cao, vịt bay thấpEach person has different abilities, like birds fly high, ducks fly low
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.
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Common questions
What does “Câu bay cao, vịt bay thấp” mean?
People have different abilities and talents Literally: Birds fly high, ducks fly low
Is “Câu bay cao, vịt bay thấp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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