Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đất có chỗ bồi chỗ lở, ngựa có con dở con hay

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Meaning · English

Things and people have varying qualities and abilities

Literally: Land has deposited and eroded parts, horses have bad and good ones

Examples

Giáo viên cần nhận xét rằng đất có chỗ bồi chỗ lở, ngựa có con dở con hay để không quá kỳ vọng vào học sinhThe teacher needs to comment that land has deposited and eroded parts, horses have bad and good ones, so as not to have too high expectations for students

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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 có chỗ bồi chỗ lở, ngựa có con dở con hay” mean?

Things and people have varying qualities and abilities Literally: Land has deposited and eroded parts, horses have bad and good ones

Is “Đất có chỗ bồi chỗ lở, ngựa có con dở con hay” formal or informal?

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

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