Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

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

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Meaning · English

Everyone praises their own

Literally: Mr. boasts of Mr. teacher being good, Mrs. boasts of Mrs. being talented

Examples

Ông thấy khoe ông thầy tốt, bà cốt khoe bà cốt hay khi nói về con cáiEveryone boasts about their own children being 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 thấy khoe ông thầy tốt, bà cốt khoe bà cốt hay” mean?

Everyone praises their own Literally: Mr. boasts of Mr. teacher being good, Mrs. boasts of Mrs. being talented

Is “Ông thấy khoe ông thầy tốt, bà cốt khoe 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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