công cốc
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
something that one has put a lot of effort into but yields no real result
Register: informal
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Tất cả đều đã trở thành công cốc.It all came to nothing.
Tatoeba sentence #9735875 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
Common questions
What does “công cốc” mean?
something that one has put a lot of effort into but yields no real result
Is “công cốc” formal or informal?
công cốc is generally informal.