Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ngựa Hồ chim Việt

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Meaning · English

Foreign things are not as good as local ones

Literally: Horse from China, bird from Vietnam

Examples

Tôi thích ăn cơm Việt hơn là pizza, ngựa Hồ chim Việt màI prefer eating Vietnamese rice to pizza, after all, foreign things are not as good as local ones

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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 “Ngựa Hồ chim Việt” mean?

Foreign things are not as good as local ones Literally: Horse from China, bird from Vietnam

Is “Ngựa Hồ chim Việt” formal or informal?

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

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