Làm rán ăn nhịn có dư, làm ngon ăn dữ cũng như không làm
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Doing something poorly but diligently can be better than doing it well but infrequently
Examples
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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 rán ăn nhịn có dư, làm ngon ăn dữ cũng như không làm” mean?
Doing something poorly but diligently can be better than doing it well but infrequently Literally: Do fried eat patience have surplus, do delicious eat greedy also like not do
Is “Làm rán ăn nhịn có dư, làm ngon ăn dữ cũng như không làm” formal or informal?
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