"thả cá nhỏ, bắt cá lớn" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Vietnamese]

IPA: [tʰaː˧˩ kaː˧˦ ɲɔ˧˩ ʔɓat̚˧˦ kaː˧˦ ləːn˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [tʰaː˧˨ kaː˨˩˦ ɲɔ˧˨ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ ləːŋ˦˧˥] [Huế], [tʰaː˨˩˦ kaː˦˥ ɲɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ ləːŋ˦˥] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: thả (“to release”) + cá (“fish”) + nhỏ (“small”) + bắt (“to catch”) + cá (“fish”) + lớn (“large”) Etymology templates: {{compound|vi|thả|cá|nhỏ|bắt|cá|lớn|t1=to release|t2=fish|t3=small|t4=to catch|t5=fish|t6=large}} thả (“to release”) + cá (“fish”) + nhỏ (“small”) + bắt (“to catch”) + cá (“fish”) + lớn (“large”) Head templates: {{head|vi|proverb|head=|tr=}} thả cá nhỏ, bắt cá lớn, {{vi-proverb}} thả cá nhỏ, bắt cá lớn
  1. (literally) release a small fish to catch a big fish Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-thả_cá_nhỏ,_bắt_cá_lớn-vi-proverb-v-CS2puU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese proverbs Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Vietnamese proverbs: 66 34
  2. (figuratively) a small sacrifice yields a bigger reward; no pain, no gain Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-thả_cá_nhỏ,_bắt_cá_lớn-vi-proverb-9LbVppZa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thả săn sắt, bắt cá rô, bỏ săn sắt, bắt cá rô, bỏ tép bắt tôm, không vào hang cọp sao bắt được cọp con
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        "7": "lớn",
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          "_dis": "96 4",
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        "(figuratively) a small sacrifice yields a bigger reward; no pain, no gain"
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      "ipa": "[tʰaː˧˩ kaː˧˦ ɲɔ˧˩ ʔɓat̚˧˦ kaː˧˦ ləːn˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    {
      "ipa": "[tʰaː˧˨ kaː˨˩˦ ɲɔ˧˨ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ ləːŋ˦˧˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tʰaː˨˩˦ kaː˦˥ ɲɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ ləːŋ˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bỏ tép bắt tôm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "không vào hang cọp sao bắt được cọp con"
    }
  ],
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        "(literally) release a small fish to catch a big fish"
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      "ipa": "[tʰaː˧˩ kaː˧˦ ɲɔ˧˩ ʔɓat̚˧˦ kaː˧˦ ləːn˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tʰaː˧˨ kaː˨˩˦ ɲɔ˧˨ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ ləːŋ˦˧˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tʰaː˨˩˦ kaː˦˥ ɲɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ ləːŋ˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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    {
      "word": "thả săn sắt, bắt cá rô"
    },
    {
      "word": "bỏ săn sắt, bắt cá rô"
    },
    {
      "word": "bỏ tép bắt tôm"
    },
    {
      "word": "không vào hang cọp sao bắt được cọp con"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thả cá nhỏ, bắt cá lớn"
}

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