Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nông Cống sống vì cơm, Đông Sơn sống bằng mồ mả

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

People live for different reasons

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mọi người sống vì những lý do khác nhau

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Literally: Nong Cong lives for rice, Dong Son lives by tombs

Examples

Người Nông Cống sống vì cơm, người Đông Sơn sống bằng mồ mảNong Cong people live for rice, Dong Son people live by tombs

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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 “Nông Cống sống vì cơm, Đông Sơn sống bằng mồ mả” mean?

People live for different reasons Literally: Nong Cong lives for rice, Dong Son lives by tombs

Is “Nông Cống sống vì cơm, Đông Sơn sống bằng mồ mả” formal or informal?

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

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