Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nhớn nhưng nhớn chuối hột, bé nhưng bé hạt tiêu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Small but significant or valuable

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhỏ nhưng quan trọng hoặc có giá trị

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Literally: remember the smallness of areca nut, small as pepper seed

Examples

Cô ấy nhỏ nhắn, nhưng năng động: nhớn nhưng nhớn chuối hột, bé nhưng bé hạt tiêuShe is petite, but energetic: small but significant

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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 “Nhớn nhưng nhớn chuối hột, bé nhưng bé hạt tiêu” mean?

Small but significant or valuable Literally: remember the smallness of areca nut, small as pepper seed

Is “Nhớn nhưng nhớn chuối hột, bé nhưng bé hạt tiêu” formal or informal?

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

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