Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

chả ra ngô ra khoai

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Meaning · English

Neither corn nor sweet potato — coming to nothing definite; a muddle with no clear result.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: not turning out corn nor yam

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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 ra ngô ra khoai” mean?

Neither corn nor sweet potato — coming to nothing definite; a muddle with no clear result. Literally: not turning out corn nor yam

Is “chả ra ngô ra khoai” formal or informal?

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

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