Ngồi cầu ngồi quán chẳng sao, hễ ai hỏi đến đã bao nhiêu tiền

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Meaning · English

It's easy to give advice, but hard to put it into practice

Literally: Sitting and wishing, sitting and contemplating is not enough, as soon as someone asks how much money

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nói ngồi cầu ngồi quán chẳng sao, hễ ai hỏi đến đã bao nhiêu tiền khi được hỏi về kế hoạch tương laiHe always says it's easy to give advice, but hard to put it into practice when asked about his future plans

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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 “Ngồi cầu ngồi quán chẳng sao, hễ ai hỏi đến đã bao nhiêu tiền” mean?

It's easy to give advice, but hard to put it into practice Literally: Sitting and wishing, sitting and contemplating is not enough, as soon as someone asks how much money

Is “Ngồi cầu ngồi quán chẳng sao, hễ ai hỏi đến đã bao nhiêu tiền” formal or informal?

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