Ngỡ rằng ông thử, ông thương, ai ngờ ông thử trăm đường ông thôi
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Thinking someone is trying to help, but they are actually giving up
Nghĩ rằng ai đó đang cố giúp, nhưng họ thực sự đã từ bỏ
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Examples
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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 “Ngỡ rằng ông thử, ông thương, ai ngờ ông thử trăm đường ông thôi” mean?
Thinking someone is trying to help, but they are actually giving up Literally: Thought he tried, he loved, unexpectedly he tried a hundred ways and gave up
Is “Ngỡ rằng ông thử, ông thương, ai ngờ ông thử trăm đường ông thôi” formal or informal?
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