Ngồi cầu ngồi quán chẳng sao, hễ ai mó đến thì bao nhiêu tiền

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Meaning · English

No matter how much money is spent on spiritual practices, it's useless if one's behavior is not good

Literally: Sit and pray, sit and meditate, not effective, as soon as someone touches then no matter how much money

Examples

Anh ấy đi chùa mỗi ngày, nhưng ngồi cầu ngồi quán chẳng sao, hễ ai mó đến thì bao nhiêu tiềnHe goes to the temple every day, but sitting and praying doesn't help, as soon as someone touches him, no matter how much money

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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 mó đến thì bao nhiêu tiền” mean?

No matter how much money is spent on spiritual practices, it's useless if one's behavior is not good Literally: Sit and pray, sit and meditate, not effective, as soon as someone touches then no matter how much money

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

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