Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thợ may ăn giẻ, thợ vẽ ăn hồ, thợ bồ ăn than, thợ hàn ăn thiếc

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Meaning · English

Everyone profits from their own profession

Literally: Tailor eats scraps, painter eats glue, lime worker eats lime, solderer eats tin

Examples

Anh ấy là thợ may giỏi, thợ may ăn giẻ màHe's a skilled tailor, after all, thợ may ăn giẻ

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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 “Thợ may ăn giẻ, thợ vẽ ăn hồ, thợ bồ ăn than, thợ hàn ăn thiếc” mean?

Everyone profits from their own profession Literally: Tailor eats scraps, painter eats glue, lime worker eats lime, solderer eats tin

Is “Thợ may ăn giẻ, thợ vẽ ăn hồ, thợ bồ ăn than, thợ hàn ăn thiếc” formal or informal?

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

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