Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sung cũng như ngái, mái cũng như mây

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Meaning · English

Things that are fundamentally different cannot be compared

Literally: Pine is like duckweed, roof is like cloud

Examples

Anh ta nói Sung cũng như ngái, mái cũng như mây khi so sánh giữa hai dự án hoàn toàn khác nhauHe said it's like comparing apples and oranges when comparing the two completely different projects

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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 “Sung cũng như ngái, mái cũng như mây” mean?

Things that are fundamentally different cannot be compared Literally: Pine is like duckweed, roof is like cloud

Is “Sung cũng như ngái, mái cũng như mây” formal or informal?

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

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