cùng nghề đương thúng, túng nghề đương nia
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Out of the basket trade, weave winnowing trays — when one craft starves, bend it into the next.
Literally: exhausted at basket-weaving, strapped into tray-weaving
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 “cùng nghề đương thúng, túng nghề đương nia” mean?
Out of the basket trade, weave winnowing trays — when one craft starves, bend it into the next. Literally: exhausted at basket-weaving, strapped into tray-weaving
Is “cùng nghề đương thúng, túng nghề đương nia” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.