Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đom đóm bay ra giồng cà cho đỗ, tua rua bằng mặt cất bác cơm chăm

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Meaning · English

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mọi người đều có điểm mạnh và điểm yếu riêng

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Literally: Fireflies fly out to the dike of cassava field to await the beans, the tuft of hair is as big as the face, hiding the bowl of rice

Examples

Anh ấy giỏi toán nhưng yếu văn, thật là đom đóm bay ra giồng cà cho đỗHe's good at math but weak at literature, it's really a case of fireflies flying out to the dike of cassava field to await the beans

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đom đóm bay ra giồng cà cho đỗ, tua rua bằng mặt cất bác cơm chăm” mean?

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses Literally: Fireflies fly out to the dike of cassava field to await the beans, the tuft of hair is as big as the face, hiding the bowl of rice

Is “Đom đóm bay ra giồng cà cho đỗ, tua rua bằng mặt cất bác cơm chăm” formal or informal?

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

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