Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trôn nồi năm cũng bằng cầm niêu mốt

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Meaning · English

Two things are equally bad or undesirable

Literally: sitting on a five-year pot is the same as holding a one-year pot

Examples

Anh ấy nói rằng trôn nồi năm cũng bằng cầm niêu mốt khi phải chọn giữa hai công việc không ổn định.He said that trôn nồi năm cũng bằng cầm niêu mốt when having to choose between two unstable jobs.

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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 “Trôn nồi năm cũng bằng cầm niêu mốt” mean?

Two things are equally bad or undesirable Literally: sitting on a five-year pot is the same as holding a one-year pot

Is “Trôn nồi năm cũng bằng cầm niêu mốt” formal or informal?

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