đất có quê lề có thói
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Every soil its region, every custom its rule — cross a border and the rulebook changes.
Literally: land has its region, custom has its way
Examples
Đất có quê lề có thói, theo phép ở đây thôi.Each land its custom — here, we follow theirs.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đất có quê lề có thói” mean?
Every soil its region, every custom its rule — cross a border and the rulebook changes. Literally: land has its region, custom has its way
Is “đất có quê lề có thói” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.