Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

cây chua ăn quả chua, cây ngọt ăn quả ngọt

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Meaning · English

A person's behavior is influenced by their environment or upbringing

Literally: sour tree eats sour fruit, sweet tree eats sweet fruit

Examples

Anh ấy trở nên xấu tính vì cây chua ăn quả chuaHe became bad-tempered because of the environment he was in

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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 chua ăn quả chua, cây ngọt ăn quả ngọt” mean?

A person's behavior is influenced by their environment or upbringing Literally: sour tree eats sour fruit, sweet tree eats sweet fruit

Is “cây chua ăn quả chua, cây ngọt ăn quả ngọt” formal or informal?

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