Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

mèo nhỏ bắt chuột con

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A small cat catches small mice — work scaled honestly to one's size.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm việc phù hợp với khả năng của mình

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Literally: little cat catches little mice

Examples

Mèo nhỏ bắt chuột con, em nhận việc vừa sức.Small cat, small mice — I take work my own size.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “mèo nhỏ bắt chuột con” mean?

A small cat catches small mice — work scaled honestly to one's size. Literally: little cat catches little mice

Is “mèo nhỏ bắt chuột con” formal or informal?

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

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