Làm hay không bằng thay giống

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Meaning · English

It's not what you do, but how you do it.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Không phải là việc bạn làm, mà là cách bạn làm

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Literally: Doing or not doing is not as good as changing the breed

Examples

Cô ấy làm hay không bằng thay giống, vì cô ấy luôn tìm cách cải thiện bản thân.She does or does not, but rather changes her breed, because she always seeks to improve herself.

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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 “Làm hay không bằng thay giống” mean?

It's not what you do, but how you do it. Literally: Doing or not doing is not as good as changing the breed

Is “Làm hay không bằng thay giống” formal or informal?

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