Thằng ấy ra, thằng khác vào
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Meaning · English
One person leaves and another takes their place
Literally: One guy goes out, another guy comes in
Examples
Khi giám đốc cũ nghỉ hưu, thằng ấy ra, thằng khác vàoWhen the old director retired, one guy went out, another guy came in
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Thằng ấy ra, thằng khác vào” mean?
One person leaves and another takes their place Literally: One guy goes out, another guy comes in
Is “Thằng ấy ra, thằng khác vào” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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