Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gà chê thóc chẳng bới, người mới chê tiền

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Meaning · English

One who has just started should not be picky

Literally: Chicken pecks at rice, not sifts; new person criticizes money

Examples

Anh ấy mới vào công ty mà đã bắt đầu chê lương, giống như gà chê thóc chẳng bới, người mới chê tiền.He has just joined the company and started complaining about the salary, like a chicken that pecks at rice without sifting, a new person criticizing money

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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 chê thóc chẳng bới, người mới chê tiền” mean?

One who has just started should not be picky Literally: Chicken pecks at rice, not sifts; new person criticizes money

Is “Gà chê thóc chẳng bới, người mới chê tiền” formal or informal?

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