Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ốm đau chạy chữa thuốc thang, đừng đi coi bói mua vàng cúng ma

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Prioritize practical solutions over superstition

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ưu tiên giải pháp thực tế hơn là mê tín

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Literally: Illness runs to treat medicine, don't go see fortune teller buy gold worship ghost

Examples

Khi bị ốm, tôi không đi coi bói mà đi bệnh viện để chữa bệnhWhen I'm sick, I don't go see a fortune teller but go to the hospital for treatment

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ốm đau chạy chữa thuốc thang, đừng đi coi bói mua vàng cúng ma” mean?

Prioritize practical solutions over superstition Literally: Illness runs to treat medicine, don't go see fortune teller buy gold worship ghost

Is “Ốm đau chạy chữa thuốc thang, đừng đi coi bói mua vàng cúng ma” formal or informal?

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

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