Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

xấu đều hơn tốt lỏi

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In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Also seen as: xấu đều còn hơn tốt lỏi

Meaning · English

Evenly plain beats patchily fine — better all-around modest than brilliant in spots.

Literally: uniformly poor surpasses unevenly good

Examples

Xấu đều hơn tốt lỏi.Uniformly plain over patchily brilliant.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “xấu đều hơn tốt lỏi” mean?

Evenly plain beats patchily fine — better all-around modest than brilliant in spots. Literally: uniformly poor surpasses unevenly good

Is “xấu đều hơn tốt lỏi” formal or informal?

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

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