Chẳng có của thêm vào lại có của cào ra
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Meaning · English
Nothing is gained without something being lost
Literally: no additional property put in but have property scratched out
Examples
Anh ấy nhận thấy chẳng có của thêm vào lại có của cào ra khi đầu tư vào dự án mớiHe realized that nothing is gained without something being lost when investing in the new project
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.
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Common questions
What does “Chẳng có của thêm vào lại có của cào ra” mean?
Nothing is gained without something being lost Literally: no additional property put in but have property scratched out
Is “Chẳng có của thêm vào lại có của cào ra” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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