Thế gian thấy bán thì mua, biết rằng mặn nhạt chát chua nhường nào

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Meaning · English

People only appreciate something after they've lost it

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người ta chỉ đánh giá cao thứ gì sau khi mất đi

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Literally: The world sees selling then buys, knowing how salty sour bitter it is

Examples

Anh ấy không biết trân trọng bạn gái cho đến khi cô ấy rời bỏ anhHe didn't appreciate his girlfriend until she left him

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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.

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What does “Thế gian thấy bán thì mua, biết rằng mặn nhạt chát chua nhường nào” mean?

People only appreciate something after they've lost it Literally: The world sees selling then buys, knowing how salty sour bitter it is

Is “Thế gian thấy bán thì mua, biết rằng mặn nhạt chát chua nhường nào” formal or informal?

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