Chớ vì nghẹn một miếng mà bỏ bữa ăn, chớ vì ngã một lần mà thôi chân không bước

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Meaning · English

Don't give up because of a single setback

Literally: Don't because of choking on one bite give up the meal, don't because of falling once stop legs from walking

Examples

Anh ấy thất bại trong lần kinh doanh đầu tiên, nhưng chớ vì nghẹn một miếng mà bỏ bữa ăn, anh vẫn tiếp tục cố gắng.He failed in his first business, but don't give up because of a single setback, he still kept trying.

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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 vì nghẹn một miếng mà bỏ bữa ăn, chớ vì ngã một lần mà thôi chân không bước” mean?

Don't give up because of a single setback Literally: Don't because of choking on one bite give up the meal, don't because of falling once stop legs from walking

Is “Chớ vì nghẹn một miếng mà bỏ bữa ăn, chớ vì ngã một lần mà thôi chân không bước” formal or informal?

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