Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mỗi người một nắm thời đắm đò ông

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses

Literally: Each person has a handful of time to row someone else's boat

Examples

Mỗi người một nắm thời đắm đò ông, không ai giỏi hết đượcEveryone has their own strengths and weaknesses, no one is perfect

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Mỗi người một nắm thời đắm đò ông” mean?

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses Literally: Each person has a handful of time to row someone else's boat

Is “Mỗi người một nắm thời đắm đò ông” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time