Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thờ thì dễ, giữ lề thì khó

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Starting something is easy, but maintaining it is difficult

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bắt đầu dễ, nhưng duy trì thì khó

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Literally: Worship is easy, keeping the rules is hard

Examples

Anh ấy bắt đầu tập thể dục dễ dàng, nhưng thờ thì dễ, giữ lề thì khóHe started exercising easily, but worship is easy, keeping the rules is hard

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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 “Thờ thì dễ, giữ lề thì khó” mean?

Starting something is easy, but maintaining it is difficult Literally: Worship is easy, keeping the rules is hard

Is “Thờ thì dễ, giữ lề thì khó” formal or informal?

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