cây chọn lá, cá chọn vẩy
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Meaning · English
People choose their own company
Literally: tree chooses leaves, fish chooses scales
Examples
Cây chọn lá, cá chọn vẩy, nên anh chọn bạn như thế nào?People choose their own company, so how should you choose your friends?
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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 “cây chọn lá, cá chọn vẩy” mean?
People choose their own company Literally: tree chooses leaves, fish chooses scales
Is “cây chọn lá, cá chọn vẩy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.