Nhẹ không ưa ưa nặng, ngọt không ưa ưa đắng

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Meaning · English

People tend to dislike things that are opposite of what they like

Literally: Light doesn't like heavy, sweet doesn't like bitter

Examples

Cô ấy không thích cà phê đắng vì luôn nói nhẹ không ưa ưa nặng, ngọt không ưa ưa đắngShe doesn't like bitter coffee because she always says lightly doesn't like heavily, sweetly doesn't like bitterly

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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 “Nhẹ không ưa ưa nặng, ngọt không ưa ưa đắng” mean?

People tend to dislike things that are opposite of what they like Literally: Light doesn't like heavy, sweet doesn't like bitter

Is “Nhẹ không ưa ưa nặng, ngọt không ưa ưa đắng” formal or informal?

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