Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chuồng lợn hướng đông, thổ công hướng bắc

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Each person has their own direction or goal in life

Literally: Pigpen faces east, earth god faces north

Examples

Mỗi người có một chí hướng, như chuồng lợn hướng đông, thổ công hướng bắcEach person has their own direction, like the pigpen faces east, the earth god faces north

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Chuồng lợn hướng đông, thổ công hướng bắc” mean?

Each person has their own direction or goal in life Literally: Pigpen faces east, earth god faces north

Is “Chuồng lợn hướng đông, thổ công hướng bắc” formal or informal?

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

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