chê rau-muống lại ôm dưa già
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Meaning · English
To reject something good and accept something worse
Literally: scold rau-muong and hug old bitter melon
Examples
Anh chê rau-muống lại ôm dưa già khi bỏ việc tốt để làm công việc tệ hơnHe scolded rau-muong and hugged old bitter melon when he quit a good job to take a worse one
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “chê rau-muống lại ôm dưa già” mean?
To reject something good and accept something worse Literally: scold rau-muong and hug old bitter melon
Is “chê rau-muống lại ôm dưa già” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.