Trời sinh con mắt là gương, người ghét ngó ít, người thương ngó nhiều
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People tend to pay more attention to those they care about
Examples
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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 “Trời sinh con mắt là gương, người ghét ngó ít, người thương ngó nhiều” mean?
People tend to pay more attention to those they care about Literally: Heaven creates eyes as mirrors, people who hate look little, people who love look much
Is “Trời sinh con mắt là gương, người ghét ngó ít, người thương ngó nhiều” formal or informal?
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