Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một đồng cháo, ba đồng đường

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A small benefit can lead to greater advantages

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lợi ích nhỏ có thể dẫn đến lợi thế lớn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: one dong of porridge, three dong of sugar

Examples

Việc làm này chỉ là một đồng cháo, ba đồng đường cho sự nghiệp của anh ấyThis job is just one dong of porridge, three dong of sugar for his career

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 đồng cháo, ba đồng đường” mean?

A small benefit can lead to greater advantages Literally: one dong of porridge, three dong of sugar

Is “Một đồng cháo, ba đồng đường” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time