Thuốc không hay bằng thang
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Meaning · English
Literally: Medicine is not as good as stairs
Examples
Tôi luôn nhớ câu thuốc không hay bằng thang khi đi du lịchI always remember the saying prevention is better than cure when traveling
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Thuốc không hay bằng thang” mean?
Prevention is better than cure Literally: Medicine is not as good as stairs
Is “Thuốc không hay bằng thang” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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