Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đất lành chim đỗ, đất ngỗ chim bay

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Meaning · English

Good people attract good things, bad people repel them

Literally: Good land birds alight, bad land birds fly

Examples

Cô ấy luôn làm việc tốt nên đất lành chim đỗShe always does good work, so good things come to her

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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 lành chim đỗ, đất ngỗ chim bay” mean?

Good people attract good things, bad people repel them Literally: Good land birds alight, bad land birds fly

Is “Đất lành chim đỗ, đất ngỗ chim bay” formal or informal?

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

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