lợn nhà gà chợ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Buy the pig at the farm, the hen at the market — where to buy each thing to choose it well.
Literally: home pig, market chicken
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “lợn nhà gà chợ” mean?
Buy the pig at the farm, the hen at the market — where to buy each thing to choose it well. Literally: home pig, market chicken
Is “lợn nhà gà chợ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.