Vàng mười xếp chật kho, chẳng biết liệu lo cũng bằng vàng rỉ

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Meaning · English

Having too many talented people can cause trouble and inefficiency

Literally: Ten-karat gold packed tightly in a store, not knowing how to manage is as good as decayed gold

Examples

Công ty có quá nhiều nhân viên giỏi, vậy mà việc gì cũng chậm trễ, thật là vàng mười xếp chật kho, chẳng biết liệu lo cũng bằng vàng rỉThe company has too many talented employees, but everything is still slow, it's really a case of having too many talented people causing trouble

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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.

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What does “Vàng mười xếp chật kho, chẳng biết liệu lo cũng bằng vàng rỉ” mean?

Having too many talented people can cause trouble and inefficiency Literally: Ten-karat gold packed tightly in a store, not knowing how to manage is as good as decayed gold

Is “Vàng mười xếp chật kho, chẳng biết liệu lo cũng bằng vàng rỉ” formal or informal?

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