Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dẫu rằng nhà ngói bức bàn, chẳng yêu coi cũng bằng gian chuồng bò

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Meaning · English

Even a poor home is better than none

Literally: Even though the house is tiled and the table is covered, not loving to look at it is also like a cow shed

Examples

Dẫu rằng nhà ngói bức bàn, chẳng yêu coi cũng bằng gian chuồng bò, tôi vẫn yêu nhà tôi.Even though my house is simple, I still love it.

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

Common questions

What does “Dẫu rằng nhà ngói bức bàn, chẳng yêu coi cũng bằng gian chuồng bò” mean?

Even a poor home is better than none Literally: Even though the house is tiled and the table is covered, not loving to look at it is also like a cow shed

Is “Dẫu rằng nhà ngói bức bàn, chẳng yêu coi cũng bằng gian chuồng bò” formal or informal?

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