Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hùm mất hươu tiếc hơn mèo mất thịt

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A greater loss is more regrettable

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự mất mát lớn hơn là đáng tiếc hơn

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Literally: Tiger loses deer, misses more than cat loses meat

Examples

Anh ấy than thở: Hùm mất hươu tiếc hơn mèo mất thịt khi mất việc làmHe lamented: Hùm mất hươu tiếc hơn mèo mất thịt when he lost his job

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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 “Hùm mất hươu tiếc hơn mèo mất thịt” mean?

A greater loss is more regrettable Literally: Tiger loses deer, misses more than cat loses meat

Is “Hùm mất hươu tiếc hơn mèo mất thịt” formal or informal?

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

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