Quần hồ đi với áo cánh mới hợp, áo rách ăn mày là sự thường

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Meaning · English

Opposites attract or complementary differences create harmony

Literally: Pants from the lake go with new sleeve shirt, torn shirt eats beggar is the norm

Examples

Anh ấy và cô ấy rất khác biệt, nhưng quần hồ đi với áo cánh mới hợpHe and she are very different, but they complement each other

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Quần hồ đi với áo cánh mới hợp, áo rách ăn mày là sự thường” mean?

Opposites attract or complementary differences create harmony Literally: Pants from the lake go with new sleeve shirt, torn shirt eats beggar is the norm

Is “Quần hồ đi với áo cánh mới hợp, áo rách ăn mày là sự thường” formal or informal?

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