của thiên giả địa
Heaven's goods return to earth — ill-got wealth finds its way back out.
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của thiên, trả địa
Close to the English saying: “Ill gotten, ill spent. (Mr. B Lam).”.
của thế gian, ai khôn ngoan thì đặng
The world's goods go to the clever — wealth circulates, and wit is the net that catches it passing.
của vắn mặt dài
Goods run short, faces stay long — the feast ends, the acquaintance doesn't; spend as if you'll meet again.
của ít lòng nhiều
possessing little and not giving any significant gifts, but being very warm-hearted instead
của đổ mà hốt
Scooping up what was spilled — salvage that never comes back whole.
củi tre một bọn, bài thập một môn
Bamboo kindling in one bundle, the tens in one suit — birds of a feather, cards of a suit.
củi đậu nấu đậu
Boiling beans over bean-stalk fire — a thing consumed by its own kind.
cứ bở thì đào
Where it crumbles, keep digging — press every soft spot to its bottom.
cứng đầu cứng cổ
Stiff-headed and stiff-necked — stubbornly defiant of all correction.
cứu vật vật trả ơn, cứu nhơn nhơn trả oán
Save a beast and it repays kindness; save a man and he repays spite — gratitude, the animals' virtue.
cử nhứt khả dĩ suy kỳ dư
From one instance, infer the rest — a single case unlocks its whole kind.
cửa hàng văn phòng phẩm
stationery shop
cửa hàng đồ làm vườn
garden-supplies shop
cửa Khổng sân Trình
The gate of Confucius, the yard of Trình — the classical world of scholars and their learning.
cửa đóng then cài
Door shut, bolt slid — the house, or the heart, closed for the season.
cửu hạn phùng cam vũ
Long drought meets sweet rain — relief at its most longed-for; one of the four classical joys.
cửu tử nhứt sanh
Nine parts death, one part life — odds narrowed to a single thread of survival.
cựa lắm càng sầy vẩy
A hard-up house bears clever children — want is the sharpest tutor.
ca dao tục ngữ
Traditional Vietnamese folk sayings
Ca dao Việt Nam châm biếm, hài hước
Vietnamese folk sayings that use satire and humor
Ca dao Việt Nam về chủ đề than thân
complain about one's own fate
Ca dao Việt Nam về lao động và văn hóa
Vietnamese folk sayings about labor and culture
Ca dao Việt Nam về quan hệ xã hội
Vietnamese folk sayings about social relationships
Ca dao Việt Nam về tình cảm gia đình
Vietnamese folk sayings about family emotions
Ca dao Việt Nam về tình yêu
Vietnamese folk sayings about love
Ca dao Việt Nam về tình yêu quê hương, đất nước, con người
Expresses love for one's homeland and people
canh cánh trong lòng
Having a nagging feeling or worry
cao bổng ngọn cây
Having high but unattainable ambitions
cao chẳng đến, thấp chẳng thông
Unable to reach a compromise or mutual understanding
cao hạ bằng đẳng
Everyone is equal, regardless of social status
cao không tới thấp không thông
Too proud to interact with others
cao thành nở ngọn
Great things often start from small beginnings
cay-nghiệt càng nhiều oan-chái
The more bitter, the more astringent
cha chung không ai khóc
Nobody is concerned about a public or shared problem
cha dỡ đó mẹ xó chùa
Children are spoiled by their grandparents
cha hát con khen, ai chen vô lọt
Family members often praise each other's bad work
cha muốn cho con hay, thày muốn cho trò khá
Parents and teachers want the best for their children and students.
cha mẹ nuôi con bằng trời bằng bể
Parents sacrifice everything to raise their children
cha mẹ đặt đâu, con nằm đấy
Children obey their parents without question
che mặt thế gian
to hide from the world
chim có cánh, cá có vây
Everyone has their own unique strengths and abilities
chim khôn đỗ nóc nhà quan
A clever person can achieve a high position
chim mắc lưới hồng
A person trapped in a romantic relationship
chim sa cá lặn
A time of great chaos or upheaval
chim sáo-sậu lồng sơn son
A person who is trapped in a luxurious but confining situation
chim tìm tổ, người tìm tông
People seek their roots and heritage
Chim Việt, cành Nam
A bird chooses a branch to perch on that is similar to its own kind
chim-chích ghẹo bồ nông
A small person can tease or annoy a larger one
chiêm khô mùa héo
A bad beginning leads to a poor outcome
chiến thuật ruồi bâu
A strategy of constant and annoying attacks
chiếu miến chăn đào
to be overly protective
chiều chồng lấy con, chiều người lấy việc
Prioritize tasks according to the situation
chiều người lấy việc
Be flexible and adapt to situations
cho lỗ mũi ăn trầu
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
cho ngọt cho bùi
to give someone a mixture of good and bad news
cho thày bói ăn rươi
to reward someone for their good advice
choi-chói như mặt giời mới mọc
Shining very brightly
chung ngôn nghịch nhĩ
Harmony in speech, but discord in thought
chuyện chiêm bao
an unrealistic or fanciful idea