Một cái rắm bằng nắm thuốc tiêu, bằng liều thuốc gió bằng lọ thuốc tiên

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Meaning · English

A small problem can be as troublesome as a serious illness

Literally: One acacia tree is like a handful of abortive medicine, like a dose of wind medicine like a bottle of fairy medicine

Examples

Anh ấy luôn than thở rằng công việc của mình là một cái rắm bằng nắm thuốc tiêu.He always complains that his job is a small problem that is as troublesome as a serious illness.

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

Common questions

What does “Một cái rắm bằng nắm thuốc tiêu, bằng liều thuốc gió bằng lọ thuốc tiên” mean?

A small problem can be as troublesome as a serious illness Literally: One acacia tree is like a handful of abortive medicine, like a dose of wind medicine like a bottle of fairy medicine

Is “Một cái rắm bằng nắm thuốc tiêu, bằng liều thuốc gió bằng lọ thuốc tiên” formal or informal?

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