chung thì chạ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
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.