Con gà béo bán bên Ngô, con gà khô bán láng giềng

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Meaning · English

Sell valuable things to outsiders and worthless things to neighbors

Literally: Fat chicken sold to the Ngos, dry chicken sold to neighbors

Examples

Anh ấy bán nhà đất tốt cho người lạ, còn bán mảnh đất xấu cho hàng xómHe sold the good land to strangers, but sold the bad land to his neighbors

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Con gà béo bán bên Ngô, con gà khô bán láng giềng” mean?

Sell valuable things to outsiders and worthless things to neighbors Literally: Fat chicken sold to the Ngos, dry chicken sold to neighbors

Is “Con gà béo bán bên Ngô, con gà khô bán láng giềng” formal or informal?

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