Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dây dùn khó đứt, người ngoan khó tìm

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Meaning · English

Good people are hard to find

Literally: Jute rope is hard to break, good people are hard to find

Examples

Dây dùn khó đứt, người ngoan khó tìm, ông bà ta đã nói từ xưaGood people are hard to find, our ancestors said long ago

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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 “Dây dùn khó đứt, người ngoan khó tìm” mean?

Good people are hard to find Literally: Jute rope is hard to break, good people are hard to find

Is “Dây dùn khó đứt, người ngoan khó tìm” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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