Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thành thị lạc thành thị, giang hồ lạc giang hồ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Each place has its own rules and ways

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mỗi nơi có quy tắc và cách sống riêng

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Literally: City people lost in city, river lake people lost in river lake

Examples

Anh ấy là người thành thị nhưng khi sang nước ngoài thì thành thị lạc thành thịHe is a city person but when he went abroad, he felt lost in the new city

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

Common questions

What does “Thành thị lạc thành thị, giang hồ lạc giang hồ” mean?

Each place has its own rules and ways Literally: City people lost in city, river lake people lost in river lake

Is “Thành thị lạc thành thị, giang hồ lạc giang hồ” formal or informal?

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

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