Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một bát rươi mười bát thuốc

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Prevention is better than cure

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phòng ngừa tốt hơn là chữa bệnh

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Literally: One bowl of rươi for ten bowls of medicine

Examples

Phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh, như ông bà ta nói một bát rươi mười bát thuốcPrevention is better than cure, as our ancestors said, one bowl of rươi for ten bowls of medicine

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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 “Một bát rươi mười bát thuốc” mean?

Prevention is better than cure Literally: One bowl of rươi for ten bowls of medicine

Is “Một bát rươi mười bát thuốc” formal or informal?

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

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