Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một mái chèo xuôi bằng mười mái chèo ngược

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Meaning · English

One cooperation is better than many resistances

Literally: One oar going downstream equals ten oars going upstream

Examples

Họ đã hợp tác thành công nhờ nhớ câu nói một mái chèo xuôi bằng mười mái chèo ngượcThey succeeded in cooperating because they remembered the saying one oar going downstream equals ten oars going upstream

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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 mái chèo xuôi bằng mười mái chèo ngược” mean?

One cooperation is better than many resistances Literally: One oar going downstream equals ten oars going upstream

Is “Một mái chèo xuôi bằng mười mái chèo ngược” formal or informal?

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

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