Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Rô cũng tiếc, diếc cũng muốn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be torn between two desirable things

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phân vân giữa hai điều mong muốn

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Literally: a kind of bird and a kind of bird

Examples

Anh ấy muốn đi du lịch nhưng cũng muốn ở nhà nghỉ ngơi, rô cũng tiếc, diếc cũng muốnHe wants to travel but also wants to stay home and rest, he's torn between the two

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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 “Rô cũng tiếc, diếc cũng muốn” mean?

To be torn between two desirable things Literally: a kind of bird and a kind of bird

Is “Rô cũng tiếc, diếc cũng muốn” formal or informal?

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

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