Lành ở một chỗ, lo ở một nơi

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Meaning · English

Peaceful in one place, worried in another

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Yên tĩnh ở một nơi, lo lắng ở nơi khác

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Literally: Well at one place, worried at one place

Examples

Anh ấy sống ở thành phố nhưng lòng luôn nhớ nhà, lành ở một chỗ, lo ở một nơi.He lives in the city but his heart always remembers home, peaceful in one place, worried in another.

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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 “Lành ở một chỗ, lo ở một nơi” mean?

Peaceful in one place, worried in another Literally: Well at one place, worried at one place

Is “Lành ở một chỗ, lo ở một nơi” formal or informal?

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

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