Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

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

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Meaning · English

Be influenced by those around you

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

Examples

Việc làm gần nhà giàu đau răng ăn cốm, gần nhà kẻ trộm ốm lưng chịu đòn nên tôi phải cẩn thậnSince my job is like near rich house toothache eat candy, near thief house backache endure beating, I have to be careful

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

Be influenced by those around you Literally: Near rich house toothache eat candy, near thief house backache endure beating

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

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