Đồn rằng hội Dóng vui thay, vui thì vui vậy chẳng tày hội Thau
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One pleasure is overshadowed by a greater one
Một niềm vui bị lu mờ bởi một niềm vui lớn hơn
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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 “Đồn rằng hội Dóng vui thay, vui thì vui vậy chẳng tày hội Thau” mean?
One pleasure is overshadowed by a greater one Literally: Saying the Dóng meeting is fun, but not as fun as the Thau meeting
Is “Đồn rằng hội Dóng vui thay, vui thì vui vậy chẳng tày hội Thau” formal or informal?
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