Chớ khinh chùa Tích không thờ mà đem xôi oản cúng nhờ gốc cây

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Meaning · English

Don't underestimate something because it's small or humble

Literally: Don't despise Tich temple for not worshiping, yet bringing glutinous rice to worship the tree root

Examples

Cậu ấy từng chê bai dự án nhỏ của chúng tôi, nhưng bây giờ nó đã trở thành một thành công lớn, chớ khinh chùa Tích không thờ mà đem xôi oản cúng nhờ gốc câyHe used to belittle our small project, but now it has become a huge success, don't underestimate something because it's small or humble

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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.

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What does “Chớ khinh chùa Tích không thờ mà đem xôi oản cúng nhờ gốc cây” mean?

Don't underestimate something because it's small or humble Literally: Don't despise Tich temple for not worshiping, yet bringing glutinous rice to worship the tree root

Is “Chớ khinh chùa Tích không thờ mà đem xôi oản cúng nhờ gốc cây” formal or informal?

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