Đắt lo, ế hờn
Being busy brings worries, while being idle brings boredom
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Being busy brings worries, while being idle brings boredom
Something is valued when it's useful, but discarded when it's not
Something of lower quality is more valuable than something of higher quality due to circumstances
Something of low quality is cheap, while something of high quality is expensive
Being skilled is more valuable than being wealthy
Being skilled is more valuable than being wealthy
Something is overpriced while another thing is unsellable
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Very expensive or valuable
Something of little value is overpriced
Something is only valued when it is scarce, but not when it is abundant
Something is only appreciated when it is no longer available
Something is expensive when it's common, but cheap when it's rare
Something of high quality is more valuable than something cheap but of low quality
Something worthless is overpriced, while something valuable is underappreciated.
Something expensive is worth the cost
Having a good relationship with someone in a position of power
Something is overpriced and unattractive
Someone has problems both at home and outside
Overcast with dark clouds, indicating a bad omen
One cannot avoid all problems in life
Very close or intimate friends
To flee from one problem to another
Being indifferent to gain or loss
Spend today what you earned yesterday
To gain something, you must sacrifice something else.
Said of something that is easily obtained or done
Put the right person in the right place
A bad influence can spread quickly
To stay and work where one is assigned or belongs
A person's beauty comes from their inner goodness
A good person has good children
To have great luck and success
One often dislikes what is good and desires what is bad
Trying to please everyone often ends in failure
Pleasing to see or look at
Suffer for a long time for a momentary pleasure
Pleasing to oneself may not be pleasing to others
One person's gain is another person's loss
One person's benefit is another's burden
Someone benefits from another's misfortune
To force oneself to accept something unpleasant
Physical beauty does not guarantee good manners or character
A beautiful person often has a bad temperament
Having a good appearance but bad manners
A person's beauty is enhanced by their clothing, just as fertile soil enhances crop growth
A person's beauty comes from both their appearance and behavior
A person's character is more important than their appearance
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Something is beautifully presented but actually worthless
Something appears attractive at first but loses appeal over time
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.