Gà béo thì bán cho Ngô, gà khô thì bán láng giềng
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Take advantage of good situations and abandon bad ones
lợi dụng tình huống tốt và bỏ rơi tình huống xấu
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Examples
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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 2026-08-06; 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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