Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đặt lửa lửa đỏ, đặt cỏ cỏ tốt

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Meaning · English

Put the right person in the right place

Literally: Put fire in red fire, put grass in good grass

Examples

Công ty nên đặt lửa lửa đỏ, đặt cỏ cỏ tốt để phát huy năng lực của nhân viênThe company should put the right person in the right place to bring out the employees' abilities

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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 “Đặt lửa lửa đỏ, đặt cỏ cỏ tốt” mean?

Put the right person in the right place Literally: Put fire in red fire, put grass in good grass

Is “Đặt lửa lửa đỏ, đặt cỏ cỏ tốt” formal or informal?

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

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