Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Xay thóc, tôi có máu thượng công, cày đồng tôi có máu thấp

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Meaning · English

Having different personalities in different situations

Literally: Pounding rice, I have noble blood, plowing fields I have lowly blood

Examples

Anh ấy xay thóc, tôi có máu thượng công, cày đồng tôi có máu thấp khi đối xử với đồng nghiệpHe has noble blood when pounding rice, but lowly blood when plowing fields when dealing with colleagues

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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 “Xay thóc, tôi có máu thượng công, cày đồng tôi có máu thấp” mean?

Having different personalities in different situations Literally: Pounding rice, I have noble blood, plowing fields I have lowly blood

Is “Xay thóc, tôi có máu thượng công, cày đồng tôi có máu thấp” formal or informal?

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