Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trên rú thì khái vàng, dưới làng thì mặt rộ

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

People behave differently depending on their environment

Literally: Above the forest calls gold, below the village faces burst

Examples

Anh ấy trên rú thì khái vàng, dưới làng thì mặt rộ khi nói về công việc mới.He behaves differently depending on the environment when talking about his new job.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Trên rú thì khái vàng, dưới làng thì mặt rộ” mean?

People behave differently depending on their environment Literally: Above the forest calls gold, below the village faces burst

Is “Trên rú thì khái vàng, dưới làng thì mặt rộ” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time