trâu đồng nào ăn cỏ đồng nấy
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: trâu đồng nào ăn cỏ đồng ấy
Each field's buffalo grazes its own field — marry in the village, and let no outsider's beast in.
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 đồng nào ăn cỏ đồng nấy” mean?
Each field's buffalo grazes its own field — marry in the village, and let no outsider's beast in. Literally: whatever field's buffalo eats that field's grass
Is “trâu đồng nào ăn cỏ đồng nấy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.