Náng tốt dưa, mưa tốt khoai
Different people have different preferences
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Different people have different preferences
Even a broken thing can be useful
Poor but content and happy
Being poor but content with one's life
Extremely worried or anxious
Better to have something imperfect than nothing at all
Even in a broken or useless thing, there may still be something valuable
Even in difficult situations, something can still be saved
Even in difficult situations, something can still be saved
Even in misfortune, something good can still be found
Something valuable is ruined in the process of trying to create something beautiful
Completely destroyed or ruined
Completely ruined or destroyed
Completely destroyed or ruined
Completely destroyed or ruined
Completely destroyed or ruined
Something that was once precious becomes worthless
Extremely frightening or terrifying
To be extremely angry or furious
To hesitate or be indecisive
To handle something with great care and delicacy
Each place has its own specialty
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses
to hesitate or be indecisive
mediator or intermediary
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To slander or speak ill of someone
To sacrifice a bigger interest for a smaller one
To hesitate or be afraid to take action due to fear of consequences
To be so cautious that one fails to act
To throw out the child with the bathwater
to give up or abandon something
Waste money on something useless
Waste money to learn a lesson
Wasting money on something useless
Wasting money is better than wasting something valuable and getting nothing in return
To give someone a task that is impossible to accomplish
Good deeds will be rewarded eventually
A clever person can make the most of limited resources
A clever person can make the most of any situation
Having a gloomy face
Having a rough and unrefined appearance
Pleasing some may displease others
Marriage should be between equals
It's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond
One should be self-reliant and not depend on others.
Give priority to humility and courtesy
A good wife should be obedient and submissive
Talks big but lacks substance
The reflection or consequence is similar to the action
Remaining completely silent
To delay or procrastinate until it's too late
To sit quietly and obediently
It's foolish to stay silent, but speaking up can lead to trouble
Like father, like son
Like father, like son
To suffer a serious loss or setback
Something is cut short or interrupted abruptly
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
Something is ruined before it can be used or enjoyed