Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mẩy chiêm tép không bằng dẹp sài đường

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Small gains are better than big losses

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Picking up small shrimps is not as good as flattening the field

Examples

Anh ấy chọn làm công việc nhỏ nhưng ổn định, vì mẩy chiêm tép không bằng dẹp sài đườngHe chose to do small but stable jobs, because small gains are better than big losses

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mẩy chiêm tép không bằng dẹp sài đường” mean?

Small gains are better than big losses Literally: Picking up small shrimps is not as good as flattening the field

Is “Mẩy chiêm tép không bằng dẹp sài đường” formal or informal?

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

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