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thả cá nhỏ, bắt cá lớn

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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thả (to release) +‎ (fish) +‎ nhỏ (small) +‎ bắt (to catch) +‎ (fish) +‎ lớn (large)

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaː˧˩ kaː˧˦ ɲɔ˧˩ ʔɓat̚˧˦ kaː˧˦ ləːn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaː˧˨ kaː˨˩˦ ɲɔ˧˨ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ ləːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaː˨˩˦ kaː˦˥ ɲɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ ləːŋ˦˥]
  • Phonetic spelling: thả cá nhỏ bắt cá lớn

Proverb

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thả nhỏ, bắt lớn

  1. (literally) release a small fish to catch a big fish
  2. (figuratively) a small sacrifice yields a bigger reward; no pain, no gain

Synonyms

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