Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đấu với Phú Thiệu thì liệu mà về, đấu với Ngạc Khê thì thuê người rước

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Some enemies are too strong to defeat

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

có kẻ thù quá mạnh không thể đánh bại

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Literally: Fight with Phú Thiệu then consider going home, fight with Ngạc Khê then hire someone to carry you

Examples

Anh ấy quá mạnh, đấu với Phú Thiệu thì liệu mà vềHe's too strong, fighting him is like fighting Phú Thiệu then considering going home

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đấu với Phú Thiệu thì liệu mà về, đấu với Ngạc Khê thì thuê người rước” mean?

Some enemies are too strong to defeat Literally: Fight with Phú Thiệu then consider going home, fight with Ngạc Khê then hire someone to carry you

Is “Đấu với Phú Thiệu thì liệu mà về, đấu với Ngạc Khê thì thuê người rước” formal or informal?

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