củi đậu nấu đậu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Boiling beans over bean-stalk fire — a thing consumed by its own kind.
Literally: beanstalk firewood cooks the beans
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 “củi đậu nấu đậu” mean?
Boiling beans over bean-stalk fire — a thing consumed by its own kind. Literally: beanstalk firewood cooks the beans
Is “củi đậu nấu đậu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.