Yêu nhau bốc bải giần sàng, ghét nhau đũa ngọc mâm

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Meaning · English

When in love, small issues are overlooked, but when hateful, even good deeds are resented

Literally: Love each other, sweep and sift together, hate each other, jade plate and ivory chopsticks

Examples

Họ yêu nhau bốc bải giần sàng, nhưng giờ đã ghét nhau đũa ngọc mâmThey loved each other deeply, but now they hate each other intensely

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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 “Yêu nhau bốc bải giần sàng, ghét nhau đũa ngọc mâm” mean?

When in love, small issues are overlooked, but when hateful, even good deeds are resented Literally: Love each other, sweep and sift together, hate each other, jade plate and ivory chopsticks

Is “Yêu nhau bốc bải giần sàng, ghét nhau đũa ngọc mâm” formal or informal?

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