Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Muối chẳng ưa, dưa chẳng lành

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Neither one thing nor the other

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Không phải là một thứ, cũng không phải là thứ khác

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Literally: Salt not liked, pickle not good

Examples

Cô ấy không thích công việc văn phòng, cũng không thích làm việc nhà, thật muối chẳng ưa, dưa chẳng lành.She doesn't like office work, nor does she like household chores, it's really neither one thing nor the other.

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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 “Muối chẳng ưa, dưa chẳng lành” mean?

Neither one thing nor the other Literally: Salt not liked, pickle not good

Is “Muối chẳng ưa, dưa chẳng lành” formal or informal?

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

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