trâu cày, ngựa cỡi
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Meaning · English
Buffaloes plow, horses are ridden — each creature issued its own employment at birth.
Literally: buffalo plows, horse is ridden
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 cày, ngựa cỡi” mean?
Buffaloes plow, horses are ridden — each creature issued its own employment at birth. Literally: buffalo plows, horse is ridden
Is “trâu cày, ngựa cỡi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.