Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chặt bụi tre, nhè bụi chuối

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Meaning · English

To abandon a good thing for a worse one

Literally: Cut bamboo grass, weed banana grass

Examples

Anh ấy bỏ việc tốt để theo đuổi công việc không ổn định, thật là chặt bụi tre, nhè bụi chuối.He quit a good job to pursue an unstable one, which is really abandoning a good thing for a worse one.

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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.

Common questions

What does “Chặt bụi tre, nhè bụi chuối” mean?

To abandon a good thing for a worse one Literally: Cut bamboo grass, weed banana grass

Is “Chặt bụi tre, nhè bụi chuối” formal or informal?

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

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