Cùng nghề đan thúng, túng nghề đan nia

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Meaning · English

People in the same profession often have different levels of skill

Literally: Same job of weaving basket, poor job of weaving tray

Examples

Anh ấy học cùng trường nhưng cùng nghề đan thúng, túng nghề đan nia so với tôiHe studied at the same school but has a different level of skill in the same profession as me

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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 “Cùng nghề đan thúng, túng nghề đan nia” mean?

People in the same profession often have different levels of skill Literally: Same job of weaving basket, poor job of weaving tray

Is “Cùng nghề đan thúng, túng nghề đan nia” formal or informal?

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

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