Cấy sáng cấy tối, gặp phải chân bừa dối toi ăn
Work extremely hard, but still meet with failure
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Work extremely hard, but still meet with failure
Acting too early or too late can both lead to problems
Husband and wife argue with each other
A late start can still lead to success
Transplanting rice in June brings great success
Farming at the wrong time yields poor results
It's better to do a few things well than many things poorly
Planting sparingly yields extra rice, but planting densely allows the snails to eat
Doing something with moderate effort yields better results than overexerting
Having too many children leads to poverty
Planting too thinly results in excess grain, but planting too densely leads to pest issues
Planting too thinly results in excess grain, but planting too densely allows others to take advantage
Planting too thinly results in excess grain, but planting too densely leads to crop failure
Suffer consequences of one's own wrongdoings
To have great power or authority
Two things are equally bad or undesirable
It's better to control your words than your actions
To take advantage of someone's momentary weakness
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
To take the lead and set an example
Habitual wrongdoing eventually leads to self-harm
To do something in a clumsy or unskilled manner
To be in a precarious or dangerous situation
To get nothing but trouble from helping someone
Cannot benefit from something even when given the opportunity
Helping someone but not getting any benefit in return
To be in a comfortable or advantageous position
To lose everything while trying to save something
Even a useless person can be useful somehow
Those in power often abuse their authority
To be involved in something is to be affected by it
To expect to gain without putting in effort
Prepare for potential consequences
Be prepared for unexpected situations
To be in a precarious situation
To be in a precarious or risky situation
To overreach or exceed one's limits
To take on a task without fully understanding it
Even a short time with someone can teach you their habits
Trying to do the impossible
It's better to sell something at a low price than to hold on and risk losing more
Handle something carefully to avoid trouble
It's better to sell something at a low price than to hold on and lose more
Having something valuable but unable to use it
Regret the effort, not the loss
To take on more responsibility than one can handle
To take unnecessary risks
To help someone in need
To take a risk to achieve something
Take advantage of an opportunity
Completely unable to do something
Not knowing how to use or handle something properly
Unable to adapt or change one's ways
To avoid blame by pretending not to be involved
To threaten someone without intending to take action
To take control or initiative
To take advantage of someone who is weak or vulnerable
To take advantage of someone's weakness
To take advantage of someone's weakness
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.