nhà có láng-diềng nhà, đồng có láng-diềng đồng

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Meaning · English

People with similar characteristics or backgrounds gather together

Literally: house has its house's fence, field has its field's fence

Examples

Nhà có láng-diềng nhà, đồng có láng-diềng đồng, nên anh ấy đã chọn làm bạn với những người cùng sở thíchSince people with similar characteristics gather together, he chose to befriend those with the same interests

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “nhà có láng-diềng nhà, đồng có láng-diềng đồng” mean?

People with similar characteristics or backgrounds gather together Literally: house has its house's fence, field has its field's fence

Is “nhà có láng-diềng nhà, đồng có láng-diềng đồng” formal or informal?

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