Một con Một con tằm cũng phải hái dâu, có một con trâu cũng phải đứng đồng
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Meaning · English
Everyone has their own responsibilities
Literally: One silkworm also has to pick mulberry, one buffalo also has to stand in the field
Examples
Mỗi người trong gia đình đều phải có nhiệm vụ của mình, như một con tằm cũng phải hái dâu, có một con trâu cũng phải đứng đồngEach person in the family has to have their own task, like one silkworm has to pick mulberry, one buffalo has to stand in the field
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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.
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Common questions
What does “Một con Một con tằm cũng phải hái dâu, có một con trâu cũng phải đứng đồng” mean?
Everyone has their own responsibilities Literally: One silkworm also has to pick mulberry, one buffalo also has to stand in the field
Is “Một con Một con tằm cũng phải hái dâu, có một con trâu cũng phải đứng đồng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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