buôn tàu buôn bè không bằng dè miệng
Being careful with words is more important than having many friends or wealth
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Being careful with words is more important than having many friends or wealth
Frugality is better than relying on uncertain business or friendships
Being stingy will lead to loss and trouble
Being excessively frugal is better than risking everything for trade or business
Frugality is better than getting rich through unfair means
To have a meager and unstable livelihood
To be unfaithful or disloyal to one's country or organization
To have multiple jobs or sources of income
To thoroughly understand or exploit something from start to finish
Selling many but earning little
To start a business venture with enthusiasm but lose interest later
To let go of the helm and take up the oars, meaning to give up control and take a passive role.
To give up a favorable position to take a more difficult one
Let go of the substantial to catch the insignificant
To give up a favorable opportunity
To waste or squander something
To be lenient and not strict
To abandon or give up control
To abandon one task to focus on another
Extremely painful or piercing
Extremely worried or anxious
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Lack of coordination or unity among people
Too sad to speak or respond
Extremely sad or depressed
Feeling extremely sad or melancholic
Extremely sad or depressed
Extremely sad or depressed
Extremely sad or depressed
When feeling sad, sleep instead of acting impulsively
Feeling extremely sad and hopeless
Extremely sad or depressed
Prepare for the worst
Rapidly gaining power or status
Treat someone unfairly or differently
To punish unfairly or disproportionately
To force someone to do something they are not willing to do
To force someone to do something at the wrong time
Wherever you go, problems will follow
To intervene or meddle in a conflict
A woman rules at home
One must endure hardships to achieve success
A noble person suffers more from a small mistake than a commoner from a big one
Someone who has a little power abuses it more than someone with no power
Someone who is poor but still generous
When the mother dies, many visitors come, but when the father dies, the house is abandoned
When the mother dies, many visitors come, but when the father dies, the house is filled with useless things
When the woman dies, the house is filled with guests, but when the man dies, the yard is overgrown with weeds
People prioritize family ties over material wealth
Prioritize family and heritage over material wealth
Distant relatives are not as helpful as nearby neighbors
Distant relatives are not as helpful as nearby neighbors
Distant relatives are not as helpful as nearby neighbors
Elderly people spoil their grandchildren
Older generation controls younger one
Meddling in other people's business
Women gossip and meddle in each other's affairs
The older generation's actions affect the younger generation
Many people interfere in a matter
Older relatives benefit from younger ones