Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gần sông quen với cá, gần rừng không lạ tiếng chim

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Meaning · English

People adapt to their environment

Literally: Near the river familiar with fish, near the forest not strange with bird sounds

Examples

Sau một thời gian sống ở miền biển, anh đã gần sông quen với cáAfter a while living by the sea, he got used to the local ways

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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 sông quen với cá, gần rừng không lạ tiếng chim” mean?

People adapt to their environment Literally: Near the river familiar with fish, near the forest not strange with bird sounds

Is “Gần sông quen với cá, gần rừng không lạ tiếng chim” formal or informal?

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