Dù ai chuộng lượt kén là, không bằng mua lụa Bộ La về dùng

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Meaning · English

Nothing is as good as something of high quality

Literally: No matter who likes to pick and choose, it's not as good as buying silk from Bo La to use

Examples

Cô ấy thích sắm sửa đồ rẻ tiền, nhưng tôi vẫn tin rằng dù ai chuộng lượt kén là, không bằng mua lụa Bộ La về dùngShe likes to buy cheap things, but I still believe that nothing is as good as something of high quality

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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 chuộng lượt kén là, không bằng mua lụa Bộ La về dùng” mean?

Nothing is as good as something of high quality Literally: No matter who likes to pick and choose, it's not as good as buying silk from Bo La to use

Is “Dù ai chuộng lượt kén là, không bằng mua lụa Bộ La về dùng” formal or informal?

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