Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

chung thì chạ

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Meaning · English

What's held in common gets tangled — joint ventures breed quarrels.

Literally: shared becomes entangled

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “chung thì chạ” mean?

What's held in common gets tangled — joint ventures breed quarrels. Literally: shared becomes entangled

Is “chung thì chạ” formal or informal?

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

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