Chính chuyên xuống đất ăn giun, anh hùng lỡ vận lên nguồn đốt than
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Talents are wasted in inappropriate situations
Examples
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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 “Chính chuyên xuống đất ăn giun, anh hùng lỡ vận lên nguồn đốt than” mean?
Talents are wasted in inappropriate situations Literally: The right person digs into the ground to eat worms, the hero misses his fate and goes upstream to burn charcoal
Is “Chính chuyên xuống đất ăn giun, anh hùng lỡ vận lên nguồn đốt than” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.