Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đi mười bước xa còn hơn đi ba bước lội

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It's better to take a detour than to take a risk

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tốt hơn là đi đường vòng thay vì mạo hiểm

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: go ten steps far rather than go three steps wade

Examples

Đi mười bước xa còn hơn đi ba bước lội, nên chúng ta nên đi đường trên caoIt's better to go ten steps far than to go three steps wade, so we should take the high road

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

Common questions

What does “Đi mười bước xa còn hơn đi ba bước lội” mean?

It's better to take a detour than to take a risk Literally: go ten steps far rather than go three steps wade

Is “Đi mười bước xa còn hơn đi ba bước lội” formal or informal?

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

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