Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Có kẻ dưới người trên

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Meaning · English

There are people worse and better than others

Literally: have people under person above

Examples

Trong công ty có kẻ dưới người trên nên việc quản lý rất khóIn the company, there are people worse and better than others, so management is very difficult

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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 “Có kẻ dưới người trên” mean?

There are people worse and better than others Literally: have people under person above

Is “Có kẻ dưới người trên” formal or informal?

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

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