Cơm sôi to lửa thì ngon, cháo sôi to lửa chỉ còn nồi không

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Meaning · English

Strong personalities can make a relationship exciting, but also potentially destructive.

Literally: Boiling rice is delicious with big fire, boiling porridge with big fire leaves only the pot

Examples

Cô ấy nói với anh ấy rằng cơm sôi to lửa thì ngon, cháo sôi to lửa chỉ còn nồi không, vì vậy họ không hợp nhau.She told him that their relationship was like boiling rice and porridge with big fire, so they didn't suit each other.

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

Common questions

What does “Cơm sôi to lửa thì ngon, cháo sôi to lửa chỉ còn nồi không” mean?

Strong personalities can make a relationship exciting, but also potentially destructive. Literally: Boiling rice is delicious with big fire, boiling porridge with big fire leaves only the pot

Is “Cơm sôi to lửa thì ngon, cháo sôi to lửa chỉ còn nồi không” formal or informal?

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