mặc ai lưới mặc ai te
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Meaning · English
Each person has their own troubles
Literally: wear someone's net wear someone's rope
Examples
Mỗi người có những khó khăn riêng, mặc ai lưới mặc ai teEach person has their own troubles, wear someone's net wear someone's rope
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mặc ai lưới mặc ai te” mean?
Each person has their own troubles Literally: wear someone's net wear someone's rope
Is “mặc ai lưới mặc ai te” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.