Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bán ruộng nhà kiện ruộng chùa

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Meaning · English

Solve personal problems before interfering with others'

Literally: Sell home field, sue temple field

Examples

Anh ấy nên tập trung vào công việc của mình, đừng bán ruộng nhà kiện ruộng chùaHe should focus on his own work, not sell his own field and sue the temple's field

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Bán ruộng nhà kiện ruộng chùa” mean?

Solve personal problems before interfering with others' Literally: Sell home field, sue temple field

Is “Bán ruộng nhà kiện ruộng chùa” formal or informal?

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

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