Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cơm đồng Á, cá đồng Vây

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Meaning · English

People from the same region have similar characteristics

Literally: rice from Á village, fish from Vây village

Examples

Người ta nói cơm đồng Á, cá đồng Vây, nên anh ấy chắc cũng có tính hay nóng như người làng ÁPeople say cơm đồng Á, cá đồng Vây, so he's probably hot-tempered like people from Á village

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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 “Cơm đồng Á, cá đồng Vây” mean?

People from the same region have similar characteristics Literally: rice from Á village, fish from Vây village

Is “Cơm đồng Á, cá đồng Vây” formal or informal?

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

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