Nhện đen đắt hàng, nhện vàng đem tin

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Meaning · English

Bad news is quickly spread, but good news is slowly delivered

Literally: Black spider expensive goods, golden spider brings news

Examples

Nhện đen đắt hàng, nhện vàng đem tin, nên anh ấy biết tin xấu trướcBad news travels fast, so he heard the bad news first

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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 “Nhện đen đắt hàng, nhện vàng đem tin” mean?

Bad news is quickly spread, but good news is slowly delivered Literally: Black spider expensive goods, golden spider brings news

Is “Nhện đen đắt hàng, nhện vàng đem tin” formal or informal?

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