Vietnamese Idioms (Learn Viet Through Music Forum)

This is a themed list of Vietnamese idioms (thành ngữ) shared in a Learn Viet Through Music forum thread. It suits intermediate learners who already read Vietnamese and want more colorful, proverb-like expressions to recognize in writing or conversation.

You get topic headings such as friendship, speech, unity, travel, and money, with each idiom followed by an English meaning or a roughly comparable English proverb. It works best as a browse-and-review resource when you want examples to save, revisit, or turn into your own flashcards.

What it does not do is teach usage in depth. There are no example sentences, notes on register, or explanations of when an English equivalent is not a true match. If you are a beginner, you will likely need a dictionary and some grammar basics first. Start here for exposure, then confirm meaning and context elsewhere before using the idioms in speaking or writing.