Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Có nếp mừng nếp, có tẻ mừng tẻ

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Meaning · English

Everyone has their own reasons to be happy

Literally: Have glutinous rice to celebrate glutinous rice, have ordinary rice to celebrate ordinary rice

Examples

Anh ấy có nếp mừng nếp, có tẻ mừng tẻ khi được thăng chứcHe has his own reasons to be happy when he gets promoted

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

Common questions

What does “Có nếp mừng nếp, có tẻ mừng tẻ” mean?

Everyone has their own reasons to be happy Literally: Have glutinous rice to celebrate glutinous rice, have ordinary rice to celebrate ordinary rice

Is “Có nếp mừng nếp, có tẻ mừng tẻ” formal or informal?

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

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