Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cầm bằng cũng như cẩm lệch

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Meaning · English

Two things are equally bad or undesirable

Literally: holding a scale is like holding a skew

Examples

Cậu ấy chọn giữa hai công việc, cầm bằng cũng như cẩm lệch.He chose between two jobs, it was six of one and half a dozen of the other.

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cầm bằng cũng như cẩm lệch” mean?

Two things are equally bad or undesirable Literally: holding a scale is like holding a skew

Is “Cầm bằng cũng như cẩm lệch” formal or informal?

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

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