Tay vơ chẳng tày miệng lúm
A small advantage is better than nothing
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Where will you be? Anywhere Hà Nội & the NorthHuế / Đà Nẵng & the CenterSài Gòn & the SouthOnline slang Bắc ↔ Nam words
A small advantage is better than nothing
A small amount of money or resources is better than nothing
A weak but experienced person can defeat a strong but inexperienced one
Help each other in times of need
To have two opposing tasks or responsibilities
What you give out comes back to you
Someone who has committed a wrongdoing will be punished
Someone who has started something must see it through
Someone who is experienced and skilled at something
Having one's hands full of work
One mistake leads to another
to be extremely regretful or disappointed
To feel regretful or disappointed about a loss
Very tired and exhausted
Very busy and active
Forgive minor mistakes, tolerate major offenses
People from the same hometown or region help each other
Meet old friends in a new place
To forgive the wicked is to invite more harm
A gentle and lenient wife can bring about a harmonious family
A patient wife is a virtuous one, a nagging wife is a learned one
Give up something valuable for something worthless
Being greedy leads to loss
Prioritizing leisure over work
To give up a sure thing in pursuit of something better
Greedily taking more than one can handle
Being too greedy leads to losing everything
Being too greedy leads to losing everything
Gain in one aspect often results in loss in another
To take advantage of others' efforts without contributing
Gaining something but losing more in the process
Give up a good thing in pursuit of something better
To take advantage of a situation for personal gain
Regretting what you already have while pursuing something better
Regret losing something while trying to get something better
Prioritize immediate benefits over long-term gains
Being too greedy leads to trouble
To be hesitant and indecisive
Preferring humble things to luxurious ones
Being overly ambitious leads to trouble
Greed leads to trouble
Covet the rich and despise the poor
Greed leads to uselessness
Regretting past mistakes while being tempted by new ones
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
To sacrifice long-term benefits for short-term gains
Gain a small advantage, lose a larger one
Gain a small advantage, but suffer long-term consequences
Lose everything due to excessive greed
To gain something small, you might lose something bigger
Be too greedy and end up with nothing
Greed leads to loss of everything
Greed for small gains leads to big losses
Being too greedy leads to losing everything
Desire something but be afraid to take the risk
Being greedy for novelty leads to trouble
Greed leads to darkness or trouble
Greed leads to trouble
Excessive desire leads to darkness and misery
Greed leads to trouble