Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cùng bạn ăn mày mắng nhau đồng chiếu

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Meaning · English

Close friends can scold each other without offending

Literally: Together beg friends scold each other same village

Examples

Anh ấy là bạn thân của tôi, nên tôi có thể nói thẳng với anh ấy mà không sợ mất lòngHe's my close friend, so I can be blunt with him without worrying about offending him

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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 “Cùng bạn ăn mày mắng nhau đồng chiếu” mean?

Close friends can scold each other without offending Literally: Together beg friends scold each other same village

Is “Cùng bạn ăn mày mắng nhau đồng chiếu” formal or informal?

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

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