trâu béo kéo trâu gầy
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Meaning · English
The fat buffalo hauls for the thin — strength's duty to carry what weakness can't.
Literally: fat buffalo pulls the gaunt buffalo
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “trâu béo kéo trâu gầy” mean?
The fat buffalo hauls for the thin — strength's duty to carry what weakness can't. Literally: fat buffalo pulls the gaunt buffalo
Is “trâu béo kéo trâu gầy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.