Đấy song, đây cũng mây già, đấy con đô đốc, đây cũng cháu bà quận công

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Meaning · English

Two people or groups are equally matched in strength or status

Literally: that cloud, this also old cloud, that admiral's child, this also district duke's grandchild

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Họ đều là những người có thế lực nên đấy song, đây cũng mây già, đấy con đô đốc, đây cũng cháu bà quận côngThey are all powerful people, so they are equally matched

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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 “Đấy song, đây cũng mây già, đấy con đô đốc, đây cũng cháu bà quận công” mean?

Two people or groups are equally matched in strength or status Literally: that cloud, this also old cloud, that admiral's child, this also district duke's grandchild

Is “Đấy song, đây cũng mây già, đấy con đô đốc, đây cũng cháu bà quận công” formal or informal?

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