Nhất bên trọng, nhất bên khinh
To treat one side with respect and the other with disdain
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To treat one side with respect and the other with disdain
First-rate or second-rate, with no intermediate quality
One son is better than two scholars
Knowledge is more powerful than physical strength
Family background, wealth, connections, and intelligence are key factors in success
Someone who is extremely poor
The most important thing is one's mother, the second is one's child.
To be the best or second best at something
Being the best is not as good as being second to none
One person's mistake affects the whole community
First in crime, second in debt
Forgive one mistake, forgive all mistakes
One word can affect the whole situation
Prioritizing one's family over others
Adapt to local customs when in a new place
Perseverance leads to success
Love and cherish each other
Marriage is not just about the partner, but also their family.
Endure hardship to avoid a worse situation
to remember someone with longing and nostalgia
Something or someone that is pleasant and charming
Something or someone that is annoyingly persistent
speak with one voice
completely carefree and idle
First in play, second in earning money
Better early than late
The best comes first, the second best follows
Spend all during a short prosperous period
Having a good life thanks to someone else's efforts
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
People contribute what little they have to help someone in need
Feel relieved and happy
Just enough to get by
Be humble and open to learning
Young and inexperienced
To raise someone or something for personal benefit
Living a simple and humble life
Poor but content and happy
Completely destroyed or ruined
Completely destroyed or ruined
Extremely frightening or terrifying
To handle something with great care and delicacy
To give someone a task that is impossible to accomplish
Having a rough and unrefined appearance
Like father, like son
Something is cut short or interrupted abruptly
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
A foolish person is often more talkative than a wise one
The wife is foolish but the husband is clever
To talk excessively or boastfully
to talk about something indirectly or beat around the bush
Think carefully before acting
Haven't finished speaking or explaining
speak eloquently and persuasively
To reveal the truth unintentionally
boast when given the opportunity
Something that starts well can end badly
To speak indirectly or hint at something
Say one thing but do another
to speak ambiguously or unclearly