Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Rau cần ăn cuống, rau muống ăn lá

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Meaning · English

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Literally: Watercress eaten with stem, horseweed eaten with leaf

Examples

Rau cần ăn cuống, rau muống ăn lá, con người cũng vậyWatercress is eaten with stem, horseweed is eaten with leaf, people are the same

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

Common questions

What does “Rau cần ăn cuống, rau muống ăn lá” mean?

Different things have different uses Literally: Watercress eaten with stem, horseweed eaten with leaf

Is “Rau cần ăn cuống, rau muống ăn lá” formal or informal?

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

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