Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gà nước mạ, cá nước rươi

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Meaning · English

People tend to follow those similar to themselves

Literally: Chicken follows mother hen, fish follows shrimp

Examples

Cô ấy kết bạn với những người cùng sở thích, gà nước mạ, cá nước rươi màShe befriends people with the same interests, like attracts like

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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 nước mạ, cá nước rươi” mean?

People tend to follow those similar to themselves Literally: Chicken follows mother hen, fish follows shrimp

Is “Gà nước mạ, cá nước rươi” formal or informal?

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

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