Kẻ nói gà, bà bảo vịt

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Meaning · English

People disagree and cannot come to a mutual understanding

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người thì nói điều này, người thì nói điều kia, không thống nhất

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Literally: Man says chicken, woman says duck

Examples

Hai bên tranh luận mà không thể thống nhất, kẻ nói gà, bà bảo vịt.The two parties argued without being able to agree, it was like one person saying chicken and the other saying duck.

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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 “Kẻ nói gà, bà bảo vịt” mean?

People disagree and cannot come to a mutual understanding Literally: Man says chicken, woman says duck

Is “Kẻ nói gà, bà bảo vịt” formal or informal?

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