Có đất tất có người, có người tất có tài, có tài tất có dụng

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Meaning · English

Where there are people, there will be talent, and where there is talent, there will be usefulness

Literally: Where there is land, there are people, where there are people, there is talent, where there is talent, there is use

Examples

Chúng ta không nên lo lắng khi thành phố mới được xây dựng, vì có đất tất có người, có người tất có tài, có tài tất có dụngWe shouldn't worry when a new city is built, because where there is land, there are people, where there are people, there is talent, where there is talent, there is use

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Có đất tất có người, có người tất có tài, có tài tất có dụng” mean?

Where there are people, there will be talent, and where there is talent, there will be usefulness Literally: Where there is land, there are people, where there are people, there is talent, where there is talent, there is use

Is “Có đất tất có người, có người tất có tài, có tài tất có dụng” formal or informal?

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