Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đông có tây, mây có sao

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Meaning · English

There is always a counterpart or opposite

Literally: East has west, cloud has star

Examples

Đời này có người tốt thì cũng có người xấu, đông có tây, mây có sao.In this life, there are good people, but also bad people, east has west, cloud has star.

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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 “Đông có tây, mây có sao” mean?

There is always a counterpart or opposite Literally: East has west, cloud has star

Is “Đông có tây, mây có sao” formal or informal?

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

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