yêu nhau cau sáu bổ ba, ghét nhau cau sáu bổ ra làm mười

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Meaning · English

In love, a six-slice areca nut is cut in three; in spite, the same nut is cut in ten — affection makes portions generous and grudges make them stingy: how you divide shows how you feel.

Literally: loving: the areca nut in three; hating: the same nut in ten

Register: neutralEra: traditional – present

Examples

Vẫn nồi cơm ấy mà hôm nay xới cho đầy có ngọn — yêu nhau cau sáu bổ ba là thế.Same rice pot, but today the bowl comes heaped — love cuts the areca nut in three.

Editorial example (batch 059)

Sources & notes

Number-idiom class scrape (2026-08-11): violet.vn exercise list + voh.com.vn/song-dep/tuc-ngu-viet-nam-379232.html + vndoc.com roundup. Definition original.

Common questions

What does “yêu nhau cau sáu bổ ba, ghét nhau cau sáu bổ ra làm mười” mean?

In love, a six-slice areca nut is cut in three; in spite, the same nut is cut in ten — affection makes portions generous and grudges make them stingy: how you divide shows how you feel. Literally: loving: the areca nut in three; hating: the same nut in ten

Is “yêu nhau cau sáu bổ ba, ghét nhau cau sáu bổ ra làm mười” formal or informal?

yêu nhau cau sáu bổ ba, ghét nhau cau sáu bổ ra làm mười is generally neutral.

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