Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bán ruốc nào khỏi nhuốc nhơ

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Meaning · English

No matter what job you do, you will get dirty or tainted

Literally: Sell shrimp paste, no escape from fishy smell

Examples

Anh ấy làm nghề chợ nhưng vẫn than thở bán ruốc nào khỏi nhuốc nhơHe works at the market but still complains that no matter what he sells, he can't escape the fishy smell

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 ruốc nào khỏi nhuốc nhơ” mean?

No matter what job you do, you will get dirty or tainted Literally: Sell shrimp paste, no escape from fishy smell

Is “Bán ruốc nào khỏi nhuốc nhơ” formal or informal?

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

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