Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gậy đám đập đám, gậy làng đập làng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Each region has its own way of doing things

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mỗi vùng có cách làm việc riêng

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Literally: Stick of the hamlet hits the hamlet, stick of the village hits the village

Examples

Anh ấy không thể áp dụng cách làm của thành phố vào nông thôn, gậy đám đập đám, gậy làng đập làngHe cannot apply the city's way of doing things to the countryside, each region has its own way

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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 “Gậy đám đập đám, gậy làng đập làng” mean?

Each region has its own way of doing things Literally: Stick of the hamlet hits the hamlet, stick of the village hits the village

Is “Gậy đám đập đám, gậy làng đập làng” formal or informal?

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

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