Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giết một con cò, cứu trăm con tép

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Meaning · English

Sacrificing one thing can save many others

Literally: Kill one stork, save hundreds of shrimps

Examples

Việc sa thải giám đốc đã giúp công ty tránh được thảm họa tài chính, giống như giết một con cò, cứu trăm con tép.Firing the director helped the company avoid financial disaster, like killing one stork, saving hundreds of shrimps.

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

Common questions

What does “Giết một con cò, cứu trăm con tép” mean?

Sacrificing one thing can save many others Literally: Kill one stork, save hundreds of shrimps

Is “Giết một con cò, cứu trăm con tép” formal or informal?

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

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