Việc trời trời làm, việc ta ta làm
Mind your own business and let others handle theirs
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Mind your own business and let others handle theirs
Something happens suddenly and unexpectedly
Something happens suddenly and unexpectedly
Unexpected events happen suddenly
The first attempt at something often fails
Life is complicated and troublesome
a legislative assembly
To be completely defeated or destroyed
To alter or distort the truth
Each person knows their own limitations and strengths
Using excessive force to achieve a small goal
A blind person can still recognize a tuskless elephant
When one person has a shortcoming, another person will have a corresponding flaw
A bad-tempered husband and wife make a discordant couple
A bad situation can be made worse by another problem
Something that does not exist
Someone or something is at their prime age or peak condition
Something unlikely to happen may still occur and have significant consequences
Something rare and exceptional happens
One is often destroyed by one's own valuable possession
Everyone returns to their origin or roots at the end
Everyone leaves something behind after they die
One person works hard while others benefit from their efforts
Older people holding back younger ones
Old and experienced people can still contribute in their own way
An old and experienced person should be respected and consulted
To force something to fit
An elephant without a mahout is like a snail without a mate
A large task requires significant effort or resources
Chaos and disorder prevail
A person with a disability can still be fierce or powerful
A wife and an elephant are equally valuable for their unique qualities
Everything returns to its origin
Someone else's property is often more attractive
People value others for their words, not appearance
Everyone is excited or reacting to a situation
Everyone laughs when someone is mocked
A large or important person is affected by a small thing
A person returns to their hometown or roots
Someone who is used to danger becomes less afraid
When the strong compete, the weak also try to compete
Everyone gets treated unfairly sometimes
Everyone has their own strengths
Even the best plans can go awry
Everyone joins in when they see others doing something
Everyone gets a share when something is plentiful
Everyone is busy with their own affairs
Everyone joins in and benefits when someone is prosperous
When the powerful are corrupt, the weaker ones follow suit
Something big produces something small and insignificant
Something impossible or absurd happens
Someone with a unique feature is still valuable
to lose one's home and family
Lose one's country and become a slave
To falsely accuse someone, leading to trouble
To suffer for a wrong one did not commit
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
Everyone has their own role and responsibility
Those in power oppress those below them