của đổ mà hốt
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Scooping up what was spilled — salvage that never comes back whole.
Literally: spilled goods, scraped up
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 “của đổ mà hốt” mean?
Scooping up what was spilled — salvage that never comes back whole. Literally: spilled goods, scraped up
Is “của đổ mà hốt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.