Vietnamese Proverbs-MyChan

- A -	- A -
Ac gia, ac bao	As the call, so the echo
Ai lam nay chiu	Who breaks, pays
An chac mac ben	Comfort is better than pride
An co nhai, noi co nghi	Think today and speak tomorrow
An may doi xoi gac	Beggars can't be choosers
An mieng tra mieng	Tit for tat
An den oan tra	An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

- B -	- B -
Ba nghe ba tri, vi chi ba lap	Jack of all trades is master of none
Ban be hieu nhau khi hoan nan	A friend in need is a friend indeed
Banh it di, banh qui lai	One good turn deserves another
Bat ca hai tay	Between two stools, you fall to the ground
Ban cung sinh dao tac	Necessity knows no laws
Bat di nhan phe ngon	A fool may sometimes give a wise man counsel
Bung doi tai diec	Hungry bellies have no ears
But chua nha khong thieng	No man is a hero to his valet

- C -	- C -
Ca vang bung bo	A fair face may hide a foul heart
Cai net danh chet cai dep	Beauty is but skin-deep
Cau nhin chin cau lanh	Better a lean peace than a fat victory
Cay ngay khong so chet dung	A clean hand wants no washing
Cha chung khong ai khoc	Everybody's business is nobody's business
Cha me sinh con, troi sinh tinh	Many a good father has but a bad son
Chin nguoi, muoi y	So many men, so many minds
Cho cay gan nha, ga cay gan chuong	Every dog is a lion at home
Cho cui ve rung	To carry coals to Newcastle
Choi cho, cho liem mat	Familiarity breeds contempt
Chua do ong nghe da de hang tong	Catch the bear before you sell his skin
Chua khoi vong da cong duoi	Do not halloo till you are out of the wood
Chung nao tat nay	The leopard cannot change its spots
Co chi lam quan, co gan lam giau	Fortune favours the brave
Co cong mai sat co ngay nen kim	A mouse in time may bite in two a cable
Cai kho lo cai khon	Adversity brings wisdom
Co kho moi co mieng an	No sweet without sweat
Co qua co lai moi toai long nhau	Scratch my back; I'll scratch yours
Co thuc moi vuc duoc dao	Fine words butter no parsnips
Co tien mua tien cung duoc	Money makes the mare go
Con ga tot ma ve long, rang den ve thuoc, ruou nong ve men	Fine feathers make fine birds
Con sau lam rau noi canh	One scabby sheep is enough to spoil the whole flock
Cuoi nguoi hom truoc hom sau nguoi cuoi	He laughs best who laughs last

- D -	- D -
Di doc tri doc	Like cures like
Di hoa vi qui	A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit
Duc toc bat dat	Haste makes waste
Dau xuoi duoi lot	A good beginning is half the battle
Dep de pho ra, xau xa day lai	It's best to wash one's soiled linen at home
Di voi but mac ao ca sa, di voi ma mac ao giay	Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl
Doi dau goi phai bo	Hunger brings the wolf to the fold
Doi an muoi cung ngon	Hunger finds no fault with cookery
Dong tay vo nen keu	Many hands make light work
Dong thanh tuong ung, dong khi tuong cau	Likes draws to like
Duc nuoc beo co	To fish in troubled waters
Duoc dang chan, lan dang dau	Give him an inch and he will take a yard
Duong di hay toi, noi doi hay cung	Lies have short legs
Duong di o mieng	He that has a tongue in his head may find his way anywhere
Dung boi rac len ma ngui	Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you
Dung dua voi lua	Fire is a good servant but a bad master

- G -	- G -

tiep theo ki toi...	to be continued...