Chè ngon tức bụng, thuốc ngon lắm đờm

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Meaning · English

Good things can have bad consequences

Literally: Delicious tea causes bloating, delicious medicine has much phlegm

Examples

Anh ấy vừa ăn chè ngon tức bụng, thuốc ngon lắm đờm mà giờ bị bệnhHe ate delicious tea and got bloated, took delicious medicine and got phlegm, now he's sick

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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 “Chè ngon tức bụng, thuốc ngon lắm đờm” mean?

Good things can have bad consequences Literally: Delicious tea causes bloating, delicious medicine has much phlegm

Is “Chè ngon tức bụng, thuốc ngon lắm đờm” formal or informal?

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

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