Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ở gần nhà giàu đau răng ăn cốm, ở gần kẻ trộm ốm lưng chịu đòn

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Meaning · English

Be influenced by those around you

Literally: Near rich house toothache eat rice cake, near thief backache endure beating

Examples

Ở gần nhà giàu đau răng ăn cốm, ở gần kẻ trộm ốm lưng chịu đòn nên anh ấy học được nhiều điều tốt từ bạn bèBecause near rich house toothache eat rice cake, near thief backache endure beating, he learned many good things from his friends

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ở gần nhà giàu đau răng ăn cốm, ở gần kẻ trộm ốm lưng chịu đòn” mean?

Be influenced by those around you Literally: Near rich house toothache eat rice cake, near thief backache endure beating

Is “Ở gần nhà giàu đau răng ăn cốm, ở gần kẻ trộm ốm lưng chịu đòn” formal or informal?

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