Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thóc đâu bồ câu đấy

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Meaning · English

Where there's food, there are people

Literally: Rice where, pigeons there

Examples

Thóc đâu bồ câu đấy, thành phố nào cũng có những người chỉ sống dựa dẫm vào người khácWhere there's food, there are people, every city has those who live depending on others

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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 đâu bồ câu đấy” mean?

Where there's food, there are people Literally: Rice where, pigeons there

Is “Thóc đâu bồ câu đấy” formal or informal?

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

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