Rượu lạt uống lắm cũng say
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Also seen as: rượu lạt uống lắm cũng say,
Meaning · English
Too much of a good thing can be bad
Literally: weak wine drunk much also drunk
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Rượu lạt uống lắm cũng say, anh nên biết điểm dừng khi làm việc gìWeak wine drunk much also drunk, he should know the stopping point when doing anything
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Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Rượu lạt uống lắm cũng say” mean?
Too much of a good thing can be bad Literally: weak wine drunk much also drunk
Is “Rượu lạt uống lắm cũng say” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.