Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Họ Dương lập làng, họ Hoàng đào giếng

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Meaning · English

Each family contributes their skills to the community

Literally: Dương clan sets up the village, Hoàng clan digs the well

Examples

Gia đình tôi đóng góp phần xây dựng đường sá, còn họ Dương lập làng, họ Hoàng đào giếngMy family contributed to building the roads, while the Dương clan sets up the village, and the Hoàng clan digs the well

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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 “Họ Dương lập làng, họ Hoàng đào giếng” mean?

Each family contributes their skills to the community Literally: Dương clan sets up the village, Hoàng clan digs the well

Is “Họ Dương lập làng, họ Hoàng đào giếng” formal or informal?

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