Nước đầy đổ đĩa khôn bưng, dù ai vinh hiển thì mừng cho nhau

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Meaning · English

When someone succeeds, others should be happy for them

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khi ai đó thành công, người khác nên vui cho họ

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Literally: Water full spills over, wise pot covers, whoever is glorious then rejoice for each other

Examples

Khi anh ấy được thăng chức, cả phòng đều chúc mừng, nước đầy đổ đĩa khôn bưng, dù ai vinh hiển thì mừng cho nhauWhen he got promoted, the whole office congratulated him, water full spills over, wise pot covers, whoever is glorious then rejoice for each other

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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.

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What does “Nước đầy đổ đĩa khôn bưng, dù ai vinh hiển thì mừng cho nhau” mean?

When someone succeeds, others should be happy for them Literally: Water full spills over, wise pot covers, whoever is glorious then rejoice for each other

Is “Nước đầy đổ đĩa khôn bưng, dù ai vinh hiển thì mừng cho nhau” formal or informal?

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