Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

bòn tro đải trấu

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Meaning · English

Sifting ash and winnowing chaff — scraping the leavings for every last grain.

Literally: glean the ash, winnow the husk

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “bòn tro đải trấu” mean?

Sifting ash and winnowing chaff — scraping the leavings for every last grain. Literally: glean the ash, winnow the husk

Is “bòn tro đải trấu” formal or informal?

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

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