một mình thì giùa, chia nhau thì khó
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Meaning · English
Whole, it's plenty; shared out, it's scraps — division is where abundance goes to die.
Literally: alone: abundant; divided: scarce
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “một mình thì giùa, chia nhau thì khó” mean?
Whole, it's plenty; shared out, it's scraps — division is where abundance goes to die. Literally: alone: abundant; divided: scarce
Is “một mình thì giùa, chia nhau thì khó” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.