Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tương tư chẳng ốm cũng sầu, con ruồi đậu mép chẳng đau cũng buồn

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Meaning · English

Unrequited love causes emotional pain

Literally: Longing not ill but sad, fly lands on lip not painful but sorrowful

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nhớ nhung người yêu cũ, tương tư chẳng ốm cũng sầu.He always misses his ex, unrequited love causes emotional pain.

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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 “Tương tư chẳng ốm cũng sầu, con ruồi đậu mép chẳng đau cũng buồn” mean?

Unrequited love causes emotional pain Literally: Longing not ill but sad, fly lands on lip not painful but sorrowful

Is “Tương tư chẳng ốm cũng sầu, con ruồi đậu mép chẳng đau cũng buồn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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