Tha hương gặp cố tri

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Meaning · English

People from the same hometown or region help each other

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người từ cùng một quê hương hoặc khu vực giúp đỡ nhau

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Literally: same village meet old acquaintance

Examples

Khi đi du học, anh đã tha hương gặp cố tri và được họ giúp đỡ rất nhiềuWhen studying abroad, he met people from his hometown and received a lot of help from them

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

Common questions

What does “Tha hương gặp cố tri” mean?

People from the same hometown or region help each other Literally: same village meet old acquaintance

Is “Tha hương gặp cố tri” formal or informal?

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

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