Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đất cát mó vịt, đất thịt mó gà, đất pha mùi dũi

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Meaning · English

Different lands suit different people

Literally: duck's beak for sandy land, chicken's beak for clay land, ferret's nose for mixed soil

Examples

Người này phù hợp với đất cát mó vịt, người kia phù hợp với đất thịt mó gàThis person is suited to sandy land, that person to clay land

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đất cát mó vịt, đất thịt mó gà, đất pha mùi dũi” mean?

Different lands suit different people Literally: duck's beak for sandy land, chicken's beak for clay land, ferret's nose for mixed soil

Is “Đất cát mó vịt, đất thịt mó gà, đất pha mùi dũi” formal or informal?

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

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