Một mảnh chồng quan hơn một đàn chồng dân

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Meaning · English

A small amount of high-quality or powerful thing is better than a large amount of low-quality thing

Literally: One piece of official husband more than a herd of civilian husband

Examples

Một mảnh chồng quan hơn một đàn chồng dân, nên tôi chọn mua ít nhưng chọn đồ tốtOne piece of official husband more than a herd of civilian husband, so I choose to buy less but choose good things

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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 mảnh chồng quan hơn một đàn chồng dân” mean?

A small amount of high-quality or powerful thing is better than a large amount of low-quality thing Literally: One piece of official husband more than a herd of civilian husband

Is “Một mảnh chồng quan hơn một đàn chồng dân” formal or informal?

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