có mồm thì cắp, có nắp thì đậy
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Meaning · English
Everything has its own matching or corresponding part
Literally: having a mouth then hook, having a lid then cover
Examples
Cô ấy tìm thấy người bạn đời của mình, đúng như câu có mồm thì cắp, có nắp thì đậyShe found her soulmate, just like the saying goes, everything has its match
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “có mồm thì cắp, có nắp thì đậy” mean?
Everything has its own matching or corresponding part Literally: having a mouth then hook, having a lid then cover
Is “có mồm thì cắp, có nắp thì đậy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.