Người mặc người, ta mặc ta, mình chưa giữ được lọ là lo ai

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Meaning · English

Mind your own business, don't interfere with others

Literally: People wear their clothes, we wear ours, we haven't kept our own pot yet, so why worry about others

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nói người mặc người, ta mặc ta, mình chưa giữ được lọ là lo ai khi tôi hỏi về cuộc sống của hàng xómHe always says mind your own business, don't interfere with others when I ask about our neighbors' lives

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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 mặc người, ta mặc ta, mình chưa giữ được lọ là lo ai” mean?

Mind your own business, don't interfere with others Literally: People wear their clothes, we wear ours, we haven't kept our own pot yet, so why worry about others

Is “Người mặc người, ta mặc ta, mình chưa giữ được lọ là lo ai” formal or informal?

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