Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ai nhất thì tôi thứ nhì, ai mà hơn nữa tôi thì thứ ba

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be content with being second best

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hài lòng với việc đứng thứ hai

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Literally: Who is first then I am second, who is better than me then I am third

Examples

Tôi không cần phải là người giỏi nhất, ai nhất thì tôi thứ nhì, ai mà hơn nữa tôi thì thứ ba.I don't need to be the best, I'm happy to be second or third.

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ai nhất thì tôi thứ nhì, ai mà hơn nữa tôi thì thứ ba” mean?

To be content with being second best Literally: Who is first then I am second, who is better than me then I am third

Is “Ai nhất thì tôi thứ nhì, ai mà hơn nữa tôi thì thứ ba” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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