Người khúc ruột trên, người khúc ruột dưới

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Meaning · English

People have different priorities and concerns

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mọi người có những ưu tiên và quan tâm khác nhau

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Literally: people bent waist up, people bent waist down

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nghĩ về công việc, còn tôi thì nghĩ về gia đình, thật là người khúc ruột trên, người khúc ruột dưới.He always thinks about work, while I think about family, we really have different priorities.

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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 “Người khúc ruột trên, người khúc ruột dưới” mean?

People have different priorities and concerns Literally: people bent waist up, people bent waist down

Is “Người khúc ruột trên, người khúc ruột dưới” formal or informal?

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