tiền có đồng, cá có con
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Meaning · English
Everyone has their own kind or equal
Literally: money has kind, fish have school
Examples
Mỗi người có một tính cách riêng, tiền có đồng, cá có conEach person has their own character, money has kind, fish have school
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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 “tiền có đồng, cá có con” mean?
Everyone has their own kind or equal Literally: money has kind, fish have school
Is “tiền có đồng, cá có con” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.