Gà béo thì bán cho Ngô, gà khô thì bán láng giềng

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Meaning · English

Take advantage of good situations and abandon bad ones

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lợi dụng tình huống tốt và bỏ rơi tình huống xấu

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Literally: Fat chicken sell to Ngô, dry chicken sell to neighbor

Examples

Anh ấy bán nhà khi giá bất động sản cao, gà béo thì bán cho Ngô, gà khô thì bán láng giềng màHe sold the house when real estate prices were high, taking advantage of the good situation

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Gà béo thì bán cho Ngô, gà khô thì bán láng giềng” mean?

Take advantage of good situations and abandon bad ones Literally: Fat chicken sell to Ngô, dry chicken sell to neighbor

Is “Gà béo thì bán cho Ngô, gà khô thì bán láng giềng” formal or informal?

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