Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn tôm cắn đầu, ăn trầu nhả bã

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Meaning · English

Doing something useless or unproductive

Literally: Eat shrimp bite head, eat betel nut spit out fiber

Examples

Anh ấy suốt ngày ăn tôm cắn đầu, ăn trầu nhả bã, không làm gì có íchHe spends all day doing useless things, not doing anything productive

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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 tôm cắn đầu, ăn trầu nhả bã” mean?

Doing something useless or unproductive Literally: Eat shrimp bite head, eat betel nut spit out fiber

Is “Ăn tôm cắn đầu, ăn trầu nhả bã” formal or informal?

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

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