Người roi, voi búa
A small person can control a big and powerful one
All languages English Tiếng Việt
Where will you be? Anywhere Hà Nội & the NorthHuế / Đà Nẵng & the CenterSài Gòn & the SouthOnline slang Bắc ↔ Nam words
A small person can control a big and powerful one
Fate decides one's life
The living have many needs, the dead have none
The living have ongoing needs, the dead have none
A person's life is more valuable than wealth
People need food to survive, just like fish need water.
People depend on rice, fish depend on water
People have different values
Sellers ask for a high price, but buyers offer a low one
Others may have it easy, but I'm happy with my simple life
Others have a good life
Wishing to find someone to love
One gets paid for their effort
People come and go in pairs or groups
One injury leads to another in a cycle of revenge
People are the most precious resource of a country
A good person's words are trustworthy and consistent with their actions
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
People have different circumstances and abilities
Actions speak louder than words
People have different perspectives or opinions
If the leader is upright, the followers will be corrupt
Pioneers pave the way for others to follow
Pioneers pave the way for others to follow
Human plans are inferior to fate's plans
Someone "living in the stone age" of the internet — the last to hear every meme and trend; teased, not insulted.
Each thing has its own suitable match
To start something but not finish it
Distance does not diminish the impact of one's reputation or words
Bad relationships can bring trouble, while good ones can fall apart
Ugly things hide, while beautiful things appear
Someone who is used to hardship and difficulty
Some people take risks, while others take advantage of their efforts
Some people enjoy benefits while others suffer consequences
When the owner consumes something, it's preserved, but when others use it, it's quickly depleted.
When the parent is alive, the child is provided for, but when the parent dies, the child's support is lost
Some people have opportunities, while others do not
Children suffer the consequences of their parents' actions
Some people benefit while others do the work
People take opportunities as they come
Waiting is more frustrating than taking action
Those who wait are more anxious than those who take action
Those who are patient and wait will be rewarded
commuter
One who has lost their way should stop and reevaluate
Those who come first help those who come later
Wherever one goes, their reputation precedes them
The leader takes the initiative, and the followers obey
A woman doing something foolish or silly
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses
Everyone has their own flaws
There is no point meeting if nothing is accomplished
People follow local customs
Wherever people go, their reputation precedes them
A desperate person will try anything
A large crowd of people
A large crowd of people
Lonely people have few possessions
A beautiful person without good manners is not truly beautiful
A beautiful person without wisdom is worthless