Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

có mợ thì chợ cũng đông, không mợ thì chợ cũng không không bữa nào

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Meaning · English

With the mistress the market thrives; without her it still meets daily — no one is as indispensable as they think.

Literally: with madam the market's full; without her, market anyway

Examples

Ai nghỉ thì việc vẫn chạy, có mợ thì chợ cũng đông.Whoever quits, the market still meets — nobody's that indispensable.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “có mợ thì chợ cũng đông, không mợ thì chợ cũng không không bữa nào” mean?

With the mistress the market thrives; without her it still meets daily — no one is as indispensable as they think. Literally: with madam the market's full; without her, market anyway

Is “có mợ thì chợ cũng đông, không mợ thì chợ cũng không không bữa nào” formal or informal?

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