Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Buông hình bắt bóng

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Meaning · English

Let go of the substantial to catch the insignificant

Literally: release the form to catch the shadow

Examples

Anh ta buông hình bắt bóng khi đầu tư toàn bộ số tiền vào dự án không chắc chắnHe let go of the substantial to catch the insignificant when investing all his money in an uncertain project

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 “Buông hình bắt bóng” mean?

Let go of the substantial to catch the insignificant Literally: release the form to catch the shadow

Is “Buông hình bắt bóng” formal or informal?

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

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