chẳng ngon cũng sốt, chẳng tốt cũng mới
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Meaning · English
If not tasty, at least hot; if not fine, at least new — freshness redeems the humble offering.
Literally: not delicious but hot, not good but new
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 “chẳng ngon cũng sốt, chẳng tốt cũng mới” mean?
If not tasty, at least hot; if not fine, at least new — freshness redeems the humble offering. Literally: not delicious but hot, not good but new
Is “chẳng ngon cũng sốt, chẳng tốt cũng mới” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.