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

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Meaning · English

Having a stable job is better than having many unstable ones

Literally: No matter who does a hundred jobs, it's not as good as raising a four-legged huyen de dog

Examples

Dù anh ấy buôn bán trăm nghề, nhưng vẫn không bằng người nuôi chó huyền đề bốn chânAlthough he does a hundred jobs, he's still not as well off as someone with a stable job

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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 nuôi chó huyền đề bốn chân” mean?

Having a stable job is better than having many unstable ones Literally: No matter who does a hundred jobs, it's not as good as raising a four-legged huyen de dog

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

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