thóc đâu no gà, cơm đâu no chó
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Meaning · English
One gets paid according to their work
Literally: where rice is, chicken eats, where rice is, dog eats
Examples
Làm việc gì cũng cần có năng lực, thóc đâu no gà, cơm đâu no chó màAny job requires ability, one gets paid according to their work
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “thóc đâu no gà, cơm đâu no chó” mean?
One gets paid according to their work Literally: where rice is, chicken eats, where rice is, dog eats
Is “thóc đâu no gà, cơm đâu no chó” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.