Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đường quang chẳng đi, đi đường rậm

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To abandon the right path and take a deviant one

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bỏ con đường đúng và chọn con đường sai

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Literally: Not walking on the main road, but walking on the overgrown road

Examples

Anh ấy đã đường quang chẳng đi, đi đường rậm và giờ phải hối hậnHe abandoned the right path and now has to regret it

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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.

Common questions

What does “Đường quang chẳng đi, đi đường rậm” mean?

To abandon the right path and take a deviant one Literally: Not walking on the main road, but walking on the overgrown road

Is “Đường quang chẳng đi, đi đường rậm” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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