Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đẹp lòng hai họ, xiêu vọ ngược xuôi

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Meaning · English

Trying to please everyone often ends in failure

Literally: Pleasing two families, drifting upstream and downstream

Examples

Anh ấy muốn đẹp lòng hai họ nhưng cuối cùng lại xiêu vọ ngược xuôiHe wanted to please both families but ended up failing

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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 “Đẹp lòng hai họ, xiêu vọ ngược xuôi” mean?

Trying to please everyone often ends in failure Literally: Pleasing two families, drifting upstream and downstream

Is “Đẹp lòng hai họ, xiêu vọ ngược xuôi” formal or informal?

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

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