Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Làng Hà có ruộng hàng trăm, cũng không bằng được cái lăm Mão Điền

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Meaning · English

A small but valuable thing is better than many useless ones

Literally: Ha village has hundreds of fields, not as good as Mão Điền's lăm

Examples

Tôi thích cái nhà nhỏ này hơn là sở hữu nhiều căn nhà to nhưng không dùng đếnI like this small house better than owning many big houses that are not used

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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 “Làng Hà có ruộng hàng trăm, cũng không bằng được cái lăm Mão Điền” mean?

A small but valuable thing is better than many useless ones Literally: Ha village has hundreds of fields, not as good as Mão Điền's lăm

Is “Làng Hà có ruộng hàng trăm, cũng không bằng được cái lăm Mão Điền” formal or informal?

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

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