Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn cóc bỏ gan, ăn trầu nhả bã. cóc rất độc. Gan

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Take the good and leave the bad

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lấy điều tốt và bỏ điều xấu

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Literally: Eat areca nut, discard the seed, eat betel leaf, spit out the fiber

Examples

Tôi không muốn ăn cóc bỏ gan, ăn trầu nhả bã khi làm ăn với người đóI don't want to take the good and leave the bad when doing business with that person

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ăn cóc bỏ gan, ăn trầu nhả bã. cóc rất độc. Gan” mean?

Take the good and leave the bad Literally: Eat areca nut, discard the seed, eat betel leaf, spit out the fiber

Is “Ăn cóc bỏ gan, ăn trầu nhả bã. cóc rất độc. Gan” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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