nhiều no ít đủ

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Meaning · English

Having more than enough is better than having just enough

Literally: many surplus little enough

Examples

Gia đình tôi luôn sống theo nguyên tắc nhiều no ít đủMy family always lives by the principle of having more than enough is better than having just enough

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “nhiều no ít đủ” mean?

Having more than enough is better than having just enough Literally: many surplus little enough

Is “nhiều no ít đủ” formal or informal?

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