Làm người phải đắn phải đo, phải cân nặng nhẹ, phải dò nông sâu

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Meaning · English

Act with consideration and careful judgment

Literally: Do a person must scoop, must measure, must weigh heavy light, must probe shallow deep

Examples

Trước khi quyết định, anh ấy luôn làm người phải đắn phải đo, phải cân nặng nhẹ, phải dò nông sâuBefore making a decision, he always acts with consideration and careful judgment

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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 “Làm người phải đắn phải đo, phải cân nặng nhẹ, phải dò nông sâu” mean?

Act with consideration and careful judgment Literally: Do a person must scoop, must measure, must weigh heavy light, must probe shallow deep

Is “Làm người phải đắn phải đo, phải cân nặng nhẹ, phải dò nông sâu” formal or informal?

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