Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giỏ phải hom, hòm phải khoá

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Things should be in their proper place

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mỗi thứ nên ở vị trí phù hợp

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: Basket must have handle, trunk must have lock

Examples

Giỏ phải hom, hòm phải khoá, con người phải có giới hạnThings should be in their proper place, people should have boundaries

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Giỏ phải hom, hòm phải khoá” mean?

Things should be in their proper place Literally: Basket must have handle, trunk must have lock

Is “Giỏ phải hom, hòm phải khoá” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 1 past 7 days 1 this month 1 all time