Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thấy đó mà khó ăn thay

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Meaning · English

It's easy to give advice, but hard to take action

Literally: See that but hard to eat instead

Examples

Anh ấy thấy đó mà khó ăn thay khi mình rơi vào hoàn cảnh tương tựHe found it easy to give advice, but hard to take action when he was in a similar situation

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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 “Thấy đó mà khó ăn thay” mean?

It's easy to give advice, but hard to take action Literally: See that but hard to eat instead

Is “Thấy đó mà khó ăn thay” formal or informal?

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

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