Được bạn thì lại bỏ bè, được con trâu chậm chê me không cày
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Meaning · English
Gaining one thing but losing another
Literally: Have friends then abandon friends, have a slow buffalo blame the rice field for not being plowed
Examples
Anh ấy được việc làm mới nhưng lại mất cơ hội học tập, đúng như câu Được bạn thì lại bỏ bè, được con trâu chậm chê me không càyHe got a new job but lost the opportunity to study, just like the saying 'Have friends then abandon friends, have a slow buffalo blame the rice field for not being plowed'
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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.
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Common questions
What does “Được bạn thì lại bỏ bè, được con trâu chậm chê me không cày” mean?
Gaining one thing but losing another Literally: Have friends then abandon friends, have a slow buffalo blame the rice field for not being plowed
Is “Được bạn thì lại bỏ bè, được con trâu chậm chê me không cày” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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