chó cậy gần nhà, gà cậy gần chuồng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The dog is brave near home, the hen near her coop — courage, fully mapped, is geography.
Literally: dog presumes on the house, hen on the coop
Examples
Chó cậy gần nhà, gà cậy gần chuồng.Dogs are brave by the house, hens by the coop.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “chó cậy gần nhà, gà cậy gần chuồng” mean?
The dog is brave near home, the hen near her coop — courage, fully mapped, is geography. Literally: dog presumes on the house, hen on the coop
Is “chó cậy gần nhà, gà cậy gần chuồng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.