Common Vietnamese idioms and proverbs drawn from everyday speech and folk wisdom. Front: the Vietnamese idiom or proverb. Back: English meaning.
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- Một cây làm chẳng nên non
- One tree cannot make a mountain; collective effort is needed
- Có công mài sắt có ngày nên kim
- Grind iron persistently and it becomes a needle; persistence pays off
- Cỏ làm cỏ chết
- Grass eats grass; survival of the fittest or ruthless competition
- Nước chảy nước chặn
- Water flows, water stops; adapt to circumstances and obstacles
- Như cá nước đục
- Like fish in muddy water; taking advantage of chaos
- Ăn bánh chưởng nhớ người làm bánh
- Eat cake, remember the baker; do not forget those who helped you
- Chân thành là tài sản quý nhất
- Sincerity is the most precious wealth; honesty is most valuable
- Mưa dài dầm không phải mưa to
- Long steady rain is not heavy rain; consistency matters more than intensity
- Trời cao đất rộng
- Sky is high, earth is wide; the world is vast with many possibilities
- Hôm nay đi học ngày mai làm giàu
- Study today, prosper tomorrow; education leads to success
- Chỉ có cái chết là chắc chắn
- Only death is certain; life is full of uncertainty
- Bạn thân khi gặp khó khăn
- A true friend in difficult times; friends are tested by adversity
- Tìm kiếm như tìm lá cỏ
- Search like looking for a blade of grass; an impossible or futile search
- Thời gian là vàng
- Time is gold; time is precious and valuable
- Sự sống quý hơn vàng
- Life is more precious than gold; life is the greatest value
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