Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nồi đồng nấu ốc, nồi đất nấu ếch

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

People are suited to different tasks

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mỗi người phù hợp với nhiệm vụ khác nhau

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Literally: Bronze pot cooks snails, clay pot cooks frogs

Examples

Cô ấy làm công việc kế toán tốt, nhưng anh ấy phù hợp hơn với công việc thiết kế.She does accounting well, but he is more suited to design work.

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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 “Nồi đồng nấu ốc, nồi đất nấu ếch” mean?

People are suited to different tasks Literally: Bronze pot cooks snails, clay pot cooks frogs

Is “Nồi đồng nấu ốc, nồi đất nấu ếch” formal or informal?

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

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