Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bồ dục là thứ ngon, bổ; mắm cáy là nước chấm không được ngon

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Meaning · English

Something unpleasant is better than nothing

Literally: Pregnancy is delicious and nutritious; mắm cáy is a dipping sauce that is not delicious

Examples

Tôi không thích công việc này nhưng bồ dục là thứ ngon, bổ; mắm cáy là nước chấm không được ngonI don't like this job, but something unpleasant is better than nothing

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 “Bồ dục là thứ ngon, bổ; mắm cáy là nước chấm không được ngon” mean?

Something unpleasant is better than nothing Literally: Pregnancy is delicious and nutritious; mắm cáy is a dipping sauce that is not delicious

Is “Bồ dục là thứ ngon, bổ; mắm cáy là nước chấm không được ngon” formal or informal?

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

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