Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ông thầy khoe ông thầy tốt, bà cốt cạy bà cốt hay

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Meaning · English

Everyone praises their own

Literally: The teacher boasts of the good teacher, the medium boasts of the good medium

Examples

Ông thầy khoe ông thầy tốt, bà cốt cạy bà cốt hay nên không ai biết ai tốt thậtSince every teacher praises their own and every medium praises their own, no one knows who is really good

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

Common questions

What does “Ông thầy khoe ông thầy tốt, bà cốt cạy bà cốt hay” mean?

Everyone praises their own Literally: The teacher boasts of the good teacher, the medium boasts of the good medium

Is “Ông thầy khoe ông thầy tốt, bà cốt cạy bà cốt hay” formal or informal?

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

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