Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Muôn nghìn chớ cấy kẻ La, cái tương thì thối, cái cà thì thâm

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Meaning · English

Do not associate with bad people

Literally: A thousand times avoid planting La people, the soybean paste will rot, the eggplant will be bruised

Examples

Muôn nghìn chớ cấy kẻ La, cái tương thì thối, cái cà thì thâm khi kết bạn với người xấuAvoid bad company, or you will be corrupted

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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 “Muôn nghìn chớ cấy kẻ La, cái tương thì thối, cái cà thì thâm” mean?

Do not associate with bad people Literally: A thousand times avoid planting La people, the soybean paste will rot, the eggplant will be bruised

Is “Muôn nghìn chớ cấy kẻ La, cái tương thì thối, cái cà thì thâm” formal or informal?

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