Ốm đau chạy chữa thuốc thang, đừng đi xem bói mua vàng cúng ma
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Meaning · English
Prioritize practical solutions over superstition
Literally: Illness runs to treat medicine, don't go see fortune teller buy gold worship ghost
Examples
Khi ốm, tôi không đi xem bói mà chạy chữa thuốc thang ngayWhen I'm sick, I don't go see a fortune teller, but rather seek medical treatment immediately
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Ốm đau chạy chữa thuốc thang, đừng đi xem 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 xem 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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