Thà rằng ăn nửa quả hồng, còn hơn ăn cả chùm sung chát lè
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It's better to have a small part of something good than all of something bad
Thà có một phần nhỏ của điều tốt còn hơn có toàn bộ điều xấu
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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Thà rằng ăn nửa quả hồng, còn hơn ăn cả chùm sung chát lè” mean?
It's better to have a small part of something good than all of something bad Literally: Better to eat half a pomelo, than to eat a whole cluster of sour figs
Is “Thà rằng ăn nửa quả hồng, còn hơn ăn cả chùm sung chát lè” formal or informal?
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