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Vietnamese Idioms & Proverbs

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Common Vietnamese idioms and proverbs with their literal meaning and real-world sense.

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When you eat the fruit, think of the person who planted the tree

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1When you eat the fruit, think of the person who planted the tree
Ăn quả nhớ kẻ trồng cây (be grateful)
2When you drink water, remember the source
Uống nước nhớ nguồn (remember your roots)
3Near ink, you get stained black; near light, you get illuminated
Gần mực thì đen, gần đèn thì sáng (you become like those you surround yourself with)
4A tree wants to stand still, but the wind keeps blowing
Cây muốn lặng mà gió chẳng ngừng (things beyond our control)
5One hand washes the other
Tay nọ rửa tay kia (mutual help)
6No one is perfect, gold cannot be pure
Không ai là hoàn hảo, vàng không thể tinh khiết (nobody's perfect)
7A full stomach doesn't understand a hungry stomach
No bụng rồi thì không hiểu đói
8Near vermilion you get stained red, near ink you get stained black
Gần chu thì đỏ, gần mực thì đen (birds of a feather)
9A drop of water on a stove
Giọt nước trên bếp lửa (insignificant, fleeting)
10The mouth speaks what the heart thinks
Miệng nói lòng nghĩ
11Slowly but surely
Chậm mà chắc
12United we stand, divided we fall
Đoàn kết thì sống, chia rẽ thì chết
13Practice makes perfect
Có công mài sắt có ngày nên kim (with effort, iron becomes needle)
14Where there's a will, there's a way
Có chí thì nên (where there's will, there's success)
15Better late than never
Muộn còn hơn không
16Strike while the iron is hot
Đánh nhanh thắng lẹ (hit fast, win quick)
17Empty vessels make the most noise
Bình rỗng kêu to (empty pot makes loud noise)
18A good beginning is half the battle
Khởi đầu tốt là nửa thành công
19Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Đừng vội mừng trước thắng lợi
20Out of sight, out of mind
Xa mặt cách lòng (far from eyes, far from heart)
21The pot calls the kettle black
Nồi nào úp vung nấy (which pot, which lid)
22A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Một con chim trong tay bằng hai con trên cây
23Two heads are better than one
Ba cái đầu tốt hơn một cái đầu Khổng Minh (three heads better than Confucius)
24Actions speak louder than words
Nói ít làm nhiều (talk less, do more)
25Blood is thicker than water
Máu mủ ruột thịt (blood and intestines)
26A friend in need is a friend indeed
Bạn có hoạn nạn mới thật là bạn
27The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Con nhà tông không giống lông thì giống cánh (child of good family)
28When in Rome, do as the Romans do
Nhập gia tùy tục (enter house, follow customs)
29All that glitters is not gold
Không phải tất cả đều là vàng
30You can't have your cake and eat it too
Không thể vừa có cả hai