Giỏ cá rồ không bằng cái cua ao Lãng

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Meaning · English

A small but valuable thing is better than something bigger but less useful

Literally: a basket of fish from Rồ is not as good as a crab from Lãng pond

Examples

Tôi thích cái cua ao Lãng hơn giỏ cá rồI prefer the crab from Lãng pond to the basket of fish from Rồ

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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 “Giỏ cá rồ không bằng cái cua ao Lãng” mean?

A small but valuable thing is better than something bigger but less useful Literally: a basket of fish from Rồ is not as good as a crab from Lãng pond

Is “Giỏ cá rồ không bằng cái cua ao Lãng” formal or informal?

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