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Someone with limited ability wants to achieve something beyond their capacity
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Someone with limited ability wants to achieve something beyond their capacity
Someone without knowledge or experience can still accomplish things through persistence and hard work
Official positions are less important than wealth and money
Neither party can dominate or surpass the other
Husband and wife have different interests
Husband and wife have their own separate interests or hobbies
A master has a pupil who surpasses him
Both parties are equally bad or unpleasant
Two people are equally bad or guilty
A small dispute can escalate into a big conflict
Having many children brings more worries
Husband and wife are equally bad or unpleasant
The elderly in a village love the village's children
Someone who is pampered and spoiled
New officials undo the work of their predecessors
The consequences come before the cause
Two people have different plans or ideas
Everyone praises their own
Someone who brags about something they don't actually have
An old person still has to support their young children
The master is watching, so behave
When one person loses something, another person gains or benefits from it
One person's loss is another's gain
One loss is compensated by another gain
One loss is compensated by another gain
The man loses his grip, the woman takes control
Someone who brags about their abilities
A couple who are equally foolish or incompetent
One person leaves, another takes their place
Everyone has their own secrets or weaknesses
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses
A bad influence can corrupt a good person
A third party interferes in a couple's dispute
Men can forgive, but women cannot
Men can forgive, but women cannot, and there's still the third-day flood
Even if one person forgives, another may not, and there's still much to fear
Even if one person forgives, another may not, and consequences may still follow
Even wise or knowledgeable people can make mistakes
Even saints can make mistakes, let alone inexperienced young people
Even the wisest can make mistakes
Even wise people can make mistakes, so it's expected of the inexperienced
Everyone praises their own
Even the most skilled person is useless without opportunity
Everyone praises their own possessions
Everyone praises their own
Everyone praises their own
The teacher gets less than the student
When the competent person leaves, the incompetent is helpless
No one is superior to others
Everyone has their own problems
Husband and wife have different interests or opinions
Injustice is rampant
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Matchmaker or guardian of love and relationships
A small mistake leads to big trouble
Even the strongest or most powerful can be defeated by the crazy or unpredictable
One problem is solved, another arises
One problem is solved, another arises
Marriage between incompatible people
Someone is overestimating their power