Khôn ngoan đá đáp người ngoài, gà cùng một mẹ chớ hoài đá nhau

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Meaning · English

Be polite to outsiders, don't fight with family members

Literally: Be clever with people outside, chickens of the same mother don't peck each other

Examples

Khi gặp người lạ, anh phải khôn ngoan đá đáp người ngoài, gà cùng một mẹ chớ hoài đá nhauWhen meeting strangers, my brother must be polite, as the proverb says, don't fight with family members

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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.

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What does “Khôn ngoan đá đáp người ngoài, gà cùng một mẹ chớ hoài đá nhau” mean?

Be polite to outsiders, don't fight with family members Literally: Be clever with people outside, chickens of the same mother don't peck each other

Is “Khôn ngoan đá đáp người ngoài, gà cùng một mẹ chớ hoài đá nhau” formal or informal?

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