Dù ai buôn bán trăm nghề, chẳng bằng mua chó huyền đề bốn chân

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Meaning · English

Having a stable and secure job is better than having multiple unstable ones

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có việc làm ổn định và an toàn tốt hơn là có nhiều việc làm không ổn định

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Literally: No matter who trades a hundred jobs, not as good as buying a four-legged huyen de dog

Examples

Dù anh ta buôn bán trăm nghề, nhưng không ổn định như mua chó huyền đề bốn chânEven though he has many jobs, they are not as stable as having a secure one

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Dù ai buôn bán trăm nghề, chẳng bằng mua chó huyền đề bốn chân” mean?

Having a stable and secure job is better than having multiple unstable ones Literally: No matter who trades a hundred jobs, not as good as buying a four-legged huyen de dog

Is “Dù ai buôn bán trăm nghề, chẳng bằng mua chó huyền đề bốn chân” formal or informal?

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