Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vui xem hát, nhạt xem bơi, tả tơi xem hội

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Meaning · English

Enjoying something only as a spectator

Literally: Happy to watch singing, bored to watch swimming, rainy to watch festival

Examples

Anh ấy chỉ thích vui xem hát, nhạt xem bơi, tả tơi xem hội thôi.He just likes to enjoy watching singing, but gets bored watching swimming, and hates watching festivals when it's rainy.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Vui xem hát, nhạt xem bơi, tả tơi xem hội” mean?

Enjoying something only as a spectator Literally: Happy to watch singing, bored to watch swimming, rainy to watch festival

Is “Vui xem hát, nhạt xem bơi, tả tơi xem hội” formal or informal?

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

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