Tua rua thì mặc tua rua, mạ già ruộng ngấu, không thua bạn điền

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Meaning · English

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mỗi người có điểm mạnh và điểm yếu riêng

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Literally: Wear hemp pants if hemp pants are available, old rice fields have deep ditches, don't lose to fellow farmers

Examples

Tôi không thể giỏi tiếng Anh như anh ta, tua rua thì mặc tua rua, mạ già ruộng ngấu, không thua bạn điềnI'm not good at English like him, but everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses

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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 “Tua rua thì mặc tua rua, mạ già ruộng ngấu, không thua bạn điền” mean?

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses Literally: Wear hemp pants if hemp pants are available, old rice fields have deep ditches, don't lose to fellow farmers

Is “Tua rua thì mặc tua rua, mạ già ruộng ngấu, không thua bạn điền” formal or informal?

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