Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một con tôm có chật gì sông, một cái lông có chật gì

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A small thing does not affect the whole

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: one shrimp, how can it make the river crowded, one hair, how can it make something crowded

Examples

Một con tôm có chật gì sông, một cái lông có chật gì đầuOne shrimp won't make the river crowded, one hair won't make the head crowded

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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 con tôm có chật gì sông, một cái lông có chật gì” mean?

A small thing does not affect the whole Literally: one shrimp, how can it make the river crowded, one hair, how can it make something crowded

Is “Một con tôm có chật gì sông, một cái lông có chật gì” formal or informal?

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