Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gà bới thóc, gà nào bới đống trấu

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Meaning · English

Everyone gets what they deserve

Literally: Chicken pecks rice, which chicken pecks the pile of bran

Examples

Anh ấy đã bị sa thải, gà bới thóc, gà nào bới đống trấuHe got fired, everyone gets what they deserve

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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 bới thóc, gà nào bới đống trấu” mean?

Everyone gets what they deserve Literally: Chicken pecks rice, which chicken pecks the pile of bran

Is “Gà bới thóc, gà nào bới đống trấu” formal or informal?

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

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