Ăn lấy thơm lấy tho chứ không đi ăn lấy no lấy béo
Prioritize enjoyment over material gain
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Prioritize enjoyment over material gain
Prioritizing pleasure over practical benefits
Do something for personal benefit, not for others
Enjoy something while it lasts, don't worry about others
Be content with what you have
Be serious when working and have fun when playing
Live life to the fullest and enjoy each moment
Too much of a good thing can be bad
Too much of anything loses its value
The more one has, the more one wants
Talking too much leads to nonsense
Talking too much leads to nonsense
Overindulging in food or sleep leads to poverty or hardship
Excessive actions can lead to significant consequences
Too much of a good thing can become unpleasant
You get what you pay for
Much input results in much output
Suffer consequences of one's own words
Be careful with your words and actions in different situations
Be cautious with words and actions to avoid trouble
One must pay a price for pleasure
Pretend to be generous while being stingy
Receive something and give back something of equal value
To receive something and then repay with something of equal value
To return evil for good
Pretend to be a good person when benefiting from others
Suffering consequences for one's own actions
Repay kindness with ingratitude
To return a favor with something more valuable
To receive something and then demand more
Better to endure a difficult situation than to give up entirely
Better to endure a difficult situation than to suffer more later
It's better to endure a difficult situation than to give up entirely
One's own family is more important than outsiders
Helping someone in need, but not wholeheartedly
It's better to prevent a problem than to fix it after it happens
Helping someone in need without expecting anything in return
To invite more trouble by trying to solve a problem
To take something without giving anything in return
It's better to prevent problems than to fix them
When circumstances change, even the well-off may become impoverished
When in dire need, one has no choice but to beg
One's circumstances can quickly change for the worse
To bite the hand that feeds you
To ask for more than one deserves
Suffering consequences for one's own actions
Marry into a family with many daughters to increase chances of a good life
Be dependent on others when young, but have many children to rely on when old
Marry into a family with many children to increase chances of having a good life
Helping someone but being betrayed in return
To have extravagant desires beyond one's means
To ask for more than one can handle
To demand more than one is entitled to
To ask for more than one can afford or is entitled to
Enjoy the benefits while ignoring the drawbacks
Take the good and leave the bad
Prioritize one thing over another
Choose the right place for the right thing
To use something until it is completely worn out
To take advantage of someone's kindness repeatedly