Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thóc lúa đâu, bồ câu đấy

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Meaning · English

Where there's food, there are people

Literally: Rice is where, pigeons are there

Examples

Thóc lúa đâu, bồ câu đấy, anh ạ, thành phố nào cũng có những người như vậyWhere there's food, there are people, sir, every city has people like that

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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 lúa đâu, bồ câu đấy” mean?

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

Is “Thóc lúa 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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