Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đông Kì, Tây Lạc, Bắc Dũng, Nam Chân

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Meaning · English

People from different regions have different characteristics

Literally: Winter East, West Falling, North Brave, South Weak

Examples

Người Đông Kì thông minh, người Tây Lạc khôn ngoanPeople from the East are intelligent, people from the West are wise

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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 Kì, Tây Lạc, Bắc Dũng, Nam Chân” mean?

People from different regions have different characteristics Literally: Winter East, West Falling, North Brave, South Weak

Is “Đông Kì, Tây Lạc, Bắc Dũng, Nam Chân” formal or informal?

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