Nhất dạ sinh bá kế
To come up with a great idea overnight
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To come up with a great idea overnight
Prioritizing tasks based on importance and urgency
Being the best among inferior things
The best woman is from La Hai, the best man is from Dong Co
Something that is only partially enjoyable or satisfactory
A daughter is a partial loss, like a half-smoked cigarette
Knowledge is more powerful than physical strength
To be extremely poor
Family background, wealth, connections, and intelligence are key factors in success
Learning is the most important, followed by farming
Fishing is the best occupation, flower growing is second, and weaving is third.
Being first in study, second in martial arts
First is diligence, second is thriftiness, third is contentment
The best place to live is Kinh Kỳ, the second best is Phố Hiến
Prioritizing profit, then minimizing loss, and finally maintaining capital
Someone who is slightly better than others in a group of inferior quality
Someone who is extremely poor
Prioritizing reason, perseverance, thriftiness, and caution
One soldier is worth a hundred ordinary men in a critical situation
Something is better than nothing
Prioritizing tasks based on importance and urgency
One's family grave is the most important, followed by their home.
The most important thing is one's mother, the second is one's child.
Mother is the most important, followed by father, and then grandmother.
The best is Mỗ, the second best is La, and the third best is Cót village
Prioritizing tasks in order of importance
Mastering one skill brings honor to the whole family
The best things in life are often the simplest
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
A single word can cause irreparable damage
One person guards, ten people harvest
Being first is not always the best
One day of leisure can lead to a lifetime of regret
A day in prison feels like a thousand years of freedom
Short-term plans are like planting grains, long-term plans are like planting trees
Water is the most important, followed by fertilizer, then manure, and finally seeds
To have two things that are equally bad or undesirable
To be the best or second best at something
To be the strongest or most powerful
One good deed begets another, one bad deed begets more
Something extremely crowded and chaotic
Being the best is better than being nothing
To be the best or nothing at all
Being the best is not as good as being second to none
Students are the most troublesome, even more than ghosts or devils
The first priority is the most important, the second is less so, and the third is negligible.
Something is not as good as something else
First in bravery, second in wealth
Something is plentiful and diverse
Honesty is the most important virtue for humans
One person is exceptionally talented, the other is just average
Living alone is better than living with others who are troublesome
Living with one's spouse is better than living with others
Scholarship is more important than farming
When circumstances change, social roles can be reversed
Farming and studying are equally important professions
Scholarship is the most honorable profession
Marriage is the most important thing in life, followed by a good career
One good deed leads to many good outcomes