Tốt đẹp chỉ mà anh mơ màng, như cá lẹp thưa sàng lọt đi.

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Meaning · English

Good things are often overlooked due to carelessness

Literally: Good beauty just but big brother absent-minded, like fish with gaps escape through sieve

Examples

Anh ấy quá mơ màng nên bỏ lỡ nhiều cơ hội tốtHe was too absent-minded and missed many good opportunities

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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.

Common questions

What does “Tốt đẹp chỉ mà anh mơ màng, như cá lẹp thưa sàng lọt đi.” mean?

Good things are often overlooked due to carelessness Literally: Good beauty just but big brother absent-minded, like fish with gaps escape through sieve

Is “Tốt đẹp chỉ mà anh mơ màng, như cá lẹp thưa sàng lọt đi.” formal or informal?

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