một mảnh bát-ngô, hơn một bồ bát-đá
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Meaning · English
A small but valuable thing is better than many worthless ones
Literally: one piece of bat-ngo, more than a basket of bat-da
Examples
Cô ấy thích một mảnh bát-ngô, hơn một bồ bát-đá khi chọn quà tặngShe likes one valuable gift rather than many useless ones
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “một mảnh bát-ngô, hơn một bồ bát-đá” mean?
A small but valuable thing is better than many worthless ones Literally: one piece of bat-ngo, more than a basket of bat-da
Is “một mảnh bát-ngô, hơn một bồ bát-đá” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.