Của đồng chia ba, của nhà chia đôi

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Meaning · English

Shared things are divided equally, but family things are divided unfairly

Literally: Field's property divide three, house's property divide two

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nói của đồng chia ba, của nhà chia đôi khi chia tài sản với gia đìnhHe always says shared things are divided equally, but family things are divided unfairly when dividing assets with his family

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

Common questions

What does “Của đồng chia ba, của nhà chia đôi” mean?

Shared things are divided equally, but family things are divided unfairly Literally: Field's property divide three, house's property divide two

Is “Của đồng chia ba, của nhà chia đôi” formal or informal?

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