Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Có thịt khen thịt nạc, có lạc khen lạc bùi

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Meaning · English

Praise someone when you have something to gain from them

Literally: Have meat praise lean meat, have peanut praise sticky peanut

Examples

Anh ấy chỉ khen tôi vì có thịt khen thịt nạc, có lạc khen lạc bùi mà thôiHe only praises me because he wants something from me

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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 thịt khen thịt nạc, có lạc khen lạc bùi” mean?

Praise someone when you have something to gain from them Literally: Have meat praise lean meat, have peanut praise sticky peanut

Is “Có thịt khen thịt nạc, có lạc khen lạc bùi” formal or informal?

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

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