Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cuối chợ đầu đường

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

At the end of one's resources or options

Literally: end of the market, head of the road

Examples

Anh ấy đã cố hết sức, nhưng cuối cùng thì cuối chợ đầu đường.He tried his best, but in the end, he was at the end of his resources.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Cuối chợ đầu đường” mean?

At the end of one's resources or options Literally: end of the market, head of the road

Is “Cuối chợ đầu đường” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time