cứt cá hơn lá rau
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Meaning · English
Something of little value is better than nothing
Literally: fish feces is better than vegetable leaves
Examples
Tôi không có tiền nên cứt cá hơn lá rau, tôi nhận việc part-time.I have no money, so something is better than nothing, I'll take a part-time job.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “cứt cá hơn lá rau” mean?
Something of little value is better than nothing Literally: fish feces is better than vegetable leaves
Is “cứt cá hơn lá rau” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.