khôn ngoan đối đáp người ngoài, gà cùng một mẹ chớ hoài đá nhau
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Meaning · English
Be polite to outsiders, but don't fight with your own family
Literally: Wise reply to outsiders, chickens of the same mother don't peck each other
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “khôn ngoan đối đáp người ngoài, gà cùng một mẹ chớ hoài đá nhau” mean?
Be polite to outsiders, but don't fight with your own family Literally: Wise reply to outsiders, chickens of the same mother don't peck each other
Is “khôn ngoan đối đáp người ngoài, gà cùng một mẹ chớ hoài đá nhau” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.