Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

mật ít ruồi nhiều

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Little honey, many flies — demand entirely out of scale with supply.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: honey scant, flies many

Examples

Một suất học bổng trăm người nộp, mật ít ruồi nhiều.One scholarship, a hundred applicants — little honey, many flies.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “mật ít ruồi nhiều” mean?

Little honey, many flies — demand entirely out of scale with supply. Literally: honey scant, flies many

Is “mật ít ruồi nhiều” formal or informal?

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

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