Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

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.

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