Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mèo lành chẳng ở mả, gái lành chẳng ở hàng cơm

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Good people do not frequent bad places

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người tốt không lui tới những nơi xấu

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Literally: Good cat doesn't stay at tomb, good girl doesn't stay at food stall

Examples

Cô ấy không bao giờ lui tới những nơi như vậy, vì mèo lành chẳng ở mả, gái lành chẳng ở hàng cơmShe never frequents such places, because good people do not go to bad places

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Sources & notes

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 lành chẳng ở mả, gái lành chẳng ở hàng cơm” mean?

Good people do not frequent bad places Literally: Good cat doesn't stay at tomb, good girl doesn't stay at food stall

Is “Mèo lành chẳng ở mả, gái lành chẳng ở hàng cơm” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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