Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Muốn tu chùa ngói, Bụt vàng, chùa tranh, Bụt đất ở làng thiếu chi

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Meaning · English

One must adapt to the resources available

Literally: Want to build a tile-roofed temple with golden Buddha, but with a thatched temple, there's an earthen Buddha in a poor village

Examples

Muốn tu chùa ngói, Bụt vàng, chùa tranh, Bụt đất ở làng thiếu chi nên chấp nhận hiện tạiWanting to build a tile-roofed temple with a golden Buddha, but with a thatched temple, there's an earthen Buddha in a poor village, so we should accept the current situation

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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 “Muốn tu chùa ngói, Bụt vàng, chùa tranh, Bụt đất ở làng thiếu chi” mean?

One must adapt to the resources available Literally: Want to build a tile-roofed temple with golden Buddha, but with a thatched temple, there's an earthen Buddha in a poor village

Is “Muốn tu chùa ngói, Bụt vàng, chùa tranh, Bụt đất ở làng thiếu chi” formal or informal?

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