Chớ chê chùa Tích rằng xa mà đem xôi oản cúng nhờ gốc cây

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Meaning · English

Don't look down on something because it's far away

Literally: Don't despise Tich temple as far, yet bring glutinous rice to worship at the root of the tree

Examples

Chớ chê chùa Tích rằng xa mà đem xôi oản cúng nhờ gốc cây, vì đôi khi điều đó lại giúp taDon't look down on Tich temple as far, yet bring glutinous rice to worship at the root of the tree, because sometimes that helps us

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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 “Chớ chê chùa Tích rằng xa mà đem xôi oản cúng nhờ gốc cây” mean?

Don't look down on something because it's far away Literally: Don't despise Tich temple as far, yet bring glutinous rice to worship at the root of the tree

Is “Chớ chê chùa Tích rằng xa mà đem xôi oản cúng nhờ gốc cây” formal or informal?

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