thương miệng thương môi, thương gì mà thương, thương gậm xương chẳng được
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Meaning · English
One should not be overly concerned with minor issues
Literally: love mouth love lips, what to love, love gnawing bones to no avail
Examples
Anh ấy luôn nhớ lời bà nói: thương miệng thương môi, thương gì mà thương, thương gậm xương chẳng đượcHe always remembered his grandmother's words: love mouth love lips, what to love, love gnawing bones to no avail
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “thương miệng thương môi, thương gì mà thương, thương gậm xương chẳng được” mean?
One should not be overly concerned with minor issues Literally: love mouth love lips, what to love, love gnawing bones to no avail
Is “thương miệng thương môi, thương gì mà thương, thương gậm xương chẳng được” formal or informal?
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