Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nhàn cư vi bất thiện

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

if people have nothing better to do, they will look for trouble

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

những người không có việc gì làm sẽ tìm cách gây rối

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “nhàn cư vi bất thiện” mean?

if people have nothing better to do, they will look for trouble

Is “nhàn cư vi bất thiện” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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