Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nhất gà trong trớng, nhì chó lớng chóng mới đi

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Meaning · English

Being the best among inferior things

Literally: First chicken in the coop, second dog in the village

Examples

Cậu ấy nhất gà trong trớng, nhì chó lỡng chóng mới đi nên không có tương laiHe's the best among inferior things, so he has no future

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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 “Nhất gà trong trớng, nhì chó lớng chóng mới đi” mean?

Being the best among inferior things Literally: First chicken in the coop, second dog in the village

Is “Nhất gà trong trớng, nhì chó lớng chóng mới đi” formal or informal?

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

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