Nhà rộng lòng chật ta đừng thèm đến; nhà chật lòng rộng ta muốn lại chơi

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Meaning · English

A warm and welcoming home is more desirable than a large one with an unwelcoming atmosphere

Literally: House wide heart narrow we don't want to visit; house narrow heart wide we want to visit again

Examples

Gia đình anh tuy nhà nhỏ nhưng nhà chật lòng rộng, nên ai cũng muốn đến chơiAlthough his family's house is small, it's warm and welcoming, so everyone wants to visit

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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.

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What does “Nhà rộng lòng chật ta đừng thèm đến; nhà chật lòng rộng ta muốn lại chơi” mean?

A warm and welcoming home is more desirable than a large one with an unwelcoming atmosphere Literally: House wide heart narrow we don't want to visit; house narrow heart wide we want to visit again

Is “Nhà rộng lòng chật ta đừng thèm đến; nhà chật lòng rộng ta muốn lại chơi” formal or informal?

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