Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bán đồng cho cò phải đi ăn đêm

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Meaning · English

To take a risk for a small gain

Literally: Sell copper to crows must go eat at night

Examples

Anh ấy bán đồng cho cò phải đi ăn đêm để kiếm lờiHe took a risk for a small gain and had to work late into the night to make a profit

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bán đồng cho cò phải đi ăn đêm” mean?

To take a risk for a small gain Literally: Sell copper to crows must go eat at night

Is “Bán đồng cho cò phải đi ăn đêm” formal or informal?

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

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