hãy cho bền chí câu cua, dầu ai câu trạnh câu rùa mặc ai
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Meaning · English
Steady at crab-fishing, whatever others hook — keep to your own line though the next rod pulls up turtles.
Literally: persist angling for crab; let others angle turtle and tortoise
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “hãy cho bền chí câu cua, dầu ai câu trạnh câu rùa mặc ai” mean?
Steady at crab-fishing, whatever others hook — keep to your own line though the next rod pulls up turtles. Literally: persist angling for crab; let others angle turtle and tortoise
Is “hãy cho bền chí câu cua, dầu ai câu trạnh câu rùa mặc ai” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.