Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Loà được yếm thắm, khó loà trôn kim

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Easy to spoil a good thing, hard to fix a bad one

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dễ làm hỏng điều tốt, khó sửa điều xấu

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Literally: Easy to smear the lip with vermilion, hard to smear gold on a stump

Examples

Anh ấy luôn cẩn thận để không làm hỏng dự án, vì loà được yếm thắm, khó loà trôn kimHe's always careful not to ruin the project, because it's easy to spoil a good thing, hard to fix a bad one

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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 “Loà được yếm thắm, khó loà trôn kim” mean?

Easy to spoil a good thing, hard to fix a bad one Literally: Easy to smear the lip with vermilion, hard to smear gold on a stump

Is “Loà được yếm thắm, khó loà trôn kim” formal or informal?

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

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