Nhẹ bằng lông thì ném chẳng đi, nặng bằng chì thì quăng xa lắc
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Something insignificant is not worth doing, but something important is worth putting effort into.
Điều không quan trọng thì không đáng làm, nhưng điều quan trọng thì đáng cố gắng
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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 “Nhẹ bằng lông thì ném chẳng đi, nặng bằng chì thì quăng xa lắc” mean?
Something insignificant is not worth doing, but something important is worth putting effort into. Literally: Light as a feather, throwing doesn't go, heavy as lead, throwing goes far
Is “Nhẹ bằng lông thì ném chẳng đi, nặng bằng chì thì quăng xa lắc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.