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Thua kiện mười bốn quan lăm, được kiện mười lăm quan chẵn

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Meaning · English

Losing a lawsuit is better than winning one

Literally: lose fourteen coins, win fifteen coins full

Examples

Thua kiện mười bốn quan lăm, được kiện mười lăm quan chẵn, nên anh ấy quyết định hòa giải.Losing a lawsuit is better than winning one, so he decided to settle out of court.

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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 “Thua kiện mười bốn quan lăm, được kiện mười lăm quan chẵn” mean?

Losing a lawsuit is better than winning one Literally: lose fourteen coins, win fifteen coins full

Is “Thua kiện mười bốn quan lăm, được kiện mười lăm quan chẵn” formal or informal?

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