Mèo khen mèo dài đuôi, chuột khen chuột nhỏ dễ chui dễ trèo

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Meaning · English

People often praise themselves or their own kind

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người thường khen ngợi bản thân hoặc đồng loại

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Literally: Cats praise cats with long tails, rats praise rats that are small and easy to climb

Examples

Anh ta luôn nói tốt về công ty của mình, thật là mèo khen mèo dài đuôiHe always speaks well of his company, it's really a case of cats praising cats with long tails

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mèo khen mèo dài đuôi, chuột khen chuột nhỏ dễ chui dễ trèo” mean?

People often praise themselves or their own kind Literally: Cats praise cats with long tails, rats praise rats that are small and easy to climb

Is “Mèo khen mèo dài đuôi, chuột khen chuột nhỏ dễ chui dễ trèo” formal or informal?

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