say thóc có sàng, việc làng có mõ
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Meaning · English
Everyone has their role to play
Literally: paddy has a sieve, village affairs have a drum
Examples
Mỗi người hãy làm việc của mình, nói thóc có sàng, việc làng có mõEveryone should do their job, as the saying goes, paddy has a sieve, village affairs have a drum
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “say thóc có sàng, việc làng có mõ” mean?
Everyone has their role to play Literally: paddy has a sieve, village affairs have a drum
Is “say thóc có sàng, việc làng có mõ” formal or informal?
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