Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thọ Linh đẽo rạ, bằng Thọ Hạ đẽo rìu

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Meaning · English

One person's skill is offset by another's lack of skill

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Linh Village carves grass, equal to Hạ Village carves axe

Examples

Anh ấy giỏi làm việc nhưng đồng nghiệp thì không, thật là Thọ Linh đẽo rạ, bằng Thọ Hạ đẽo rìuHe's good at work but his colleague is not, it's really a case of Thọ Linh carves grass, equal to Thọ Hạ carves axe

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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 “Thọ Linh đẽo rạ, bằng Thọ Hạ đẽo rìu” mean?

One person's skill is offset by another's lack of skill Literally: Linh Village carves grass, equal to Hạ Village carves axe

Is “Thọ Linh đẽo rạ, bằng Thọ Hạ đẽo rìu” formal or informal?

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