Proverbs

[always]

first time see it. Let me guess... "phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh".

i'm not sure. How about "there is always a silver lining behind each cloud" ?

// thanks for condauaotim's correction

[Condauaotim]

Does it mean that :"Trong cái rủi cũng có cái may"? I'm not sure...But I think that it must be " there is always a silver lining behind each cloud" to have that meaning.
How do you translate this? " Misfortunes never come alone".

[always]

I'm so wrong and you're so right. I have to reformat /q my head . Does the given proverb mean "Họa vô đơn chí" ? just a guess.

for "lightning", it should be "lightning never strikes in the same place twice". How will you translate it ? Again, correct me if I'm wrong.

[danceswithwolves]

lightning never strikes in the same place twice --> ko ai giàu 3 họ, ko ai khó 3 đời (i think it's not right )

birds of a feather, flock together = ?

[always]

"nồi nào úp vung nấy" or "ngưu tầm ngưu, mã tầm mã". Show me my stupidity, please.

"love in a cottage". izzy, huh ?

[Condauaotim]

Hi`hi`... "love in a cottage", "một túp lều tranh hai trái tim vàng" à? I'm even not sure. What do you think about this : "handsome is as handsome does"?

[danceswithwolves]

handsome is as handsome does = đẹp nết hơn đẹp người/tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn (is it right ?)

better late than never (hehe, it's just a piece of cake ) = ?

[always]

where's the piece of cake ? I'm a little bit hungry now. "Trễ còn hơn không" ? yes, not a good translation, but I have some limits...

Off-the-topic : how should the catch-phrase "đừng chết vì thiếu hiểu biết" be translated into English ?

And to let the stream flow, how do you think about "let sleeping dogs lie" (another piece of cake) ?

The last piece of cake - "stolen kisses are sweet". Enjoy the cake, friends.

[danceswithwolves]

đừng chết vì thiếu hiểu biết = don't die of ignorance

let sleeping dogs lie = đừng nhiều chuyện (hehe, i don't know )

stolen kisses are sweet = những nụ hôn trộm thì ngọt ngào (my God, I don't know what I'm writing )

forbidden fruit is sweetest. Is it the same ??

how 'bout this : Rome wasn't built in a day .

[always]

"đừng nhiều chuyện" ? . Very imaginative.

"những nụ hôn trộm thì ngọt ngào" - is it some kindda word-by-word translation ? . Anyway, I guess [stolen kisses are sweet] has the same meaning as [forbidden fruit is sweetest].

[Rome wasn't built in a day] = "Đại nghiệp bất khả tốc thành". I'm not very satisfied with my answer. Is there any better translation ?

here are proverbs for the day :

[the child is father of the man]
[burnt child dreads the fire] (kindda easy)