con gà béo bán bên Ngô, con gà khô bán láng-diềng
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Meaning · English
Sell something to the right person
Literally: fat chicken sold to Ngô, dry chicken sold to neighbor
Examples
Cô ấy bán được nhà vì biết chọn thời điểm, con gà béo bán bên Ngô, con gà khô bán láng-diềngShe sold the house because she knew how to choose the right time, fat chicken sold to Ngô, dry chicken sold to neighbor
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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 “con gà béo bán bên Ngô, con gà khô bán láng-diềng” mean?
Sell something to the right person Literally: fat chicken sold to Ngô, dry chicken sold to neighbor
Is “con gà béo bán bên Ngô, con gà khô bán láng-diềng” formal or informal?
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