chả nên cơm cháo gì
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Coming to neither rice nor porridge — effort that amounts to nothing at all.
Literally: makes neither rice nor gruel
Examples
Loay hoay cả tháng mà chả nên cơm cháo gì.A whole month of fiddling and nothing to show for it.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “chả nên cơm cháo gì” mean?
Coming to neither rice nor porridge — effort that amounts to nothing at all. Literally: makes neither rice nor gruel
Is “chả nên cơm cháo gì” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.