Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thuyền đua bè sậy cũng đua, thấy rau muống vượt, rau dừa vượt theo

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Meaning · English

Everyone tries to keep up with others

Literally: boat racing, bamboo raft also racing, seeing sesame surpass, coconut leaf surpasses too

Examples

Thấy anh A mua ô tô, anh B cũng phải mua ô tô, như thuyền đua bè sậy cũng đuaSeeing A buy a car, B also has to buy a car, like boat racing, bamboo raft also racing

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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 “Thuyền đua bè sậy cũng đua, thấy rau muống vượt, rau dừa vượt theo” mean?

Everyone tries to keep up with others Literally: boat racing, bamboo raft also racing, seeing sesame surpass, coconut leaf surpasses too

Is “Thuyền đua bè sậy cũng đua, thấy rau muống vượt, rau dừa vượt theo” formal or informal?

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

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