Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thóc bên ông, bạc đồng bên cậu, mâm nổi xanh chậu thì vào cổng cô

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Meaning · English

Everyone has their own role and responsibility

Literally: Rice at uncle's, silver at cousin's, green dish then enter aunt's gate

Examples

Mỗi người một việc, thóc bên ông, bạc đồng bên cậu, mâm nổi xanh chậu thì vào cổng côEveryone has their own task, rice at uncle's, silver at cousin's, green dish then enter aunt's gate

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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 “Thóc bên ông, bạc đồng bên cậu, mâm nổi xanh chậu thì vào cổng cô” mean?

Everyone has their own role and responsibility Literally: Rice at uncle's, silver at cousin's, green dish then enter aunt's gate

Is “Thóc bên ông, bạc đồng bên cậu, mâm nổi xanh chậu thì vào cổng cô” formal or informal?

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

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