rậm người hơn rậm cỏ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Better thick with people than thick with weeds — land warmed by dwellers outranks land gone wild.
Literally: dense with people beats dense with grass
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “rậm người hơn rậm cỏ” mean?
Better thick with people than thick with weeds — land warmed by dwellers outranks land gone wild. Literally: dense with people beats dense with grass
Is “rậm người hơn rậm cỏ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.