Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gần nhà giàu đau răng ăn cốm, gần kẻ trộm ốm lưng chịu đòn

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Meaning · English

Be with the right people to avoid trouble

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Near rich house toothache eat corn, near thief backache endure beating

Examples

Gần nhà giàu đau răng ăn cốm, gần kẻ trộm ốm lưng chịu đòn là câu nói của ông bà taBeing with the right people to avoid trouble is what our ancestors said

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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 “Gần nhà giàu đau răng ăn cốm, gần kẻ trộm ốm lưng chịu đòn” mean?

Be with the right people to avoid trouble Literally: Near rich house toothache eat corn, near thief backache endure beating

Is “Gần nhà giàu đau răng ăn cốm, gần kẻ trộm ốm lưng chịu đòn” formal or informal?

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