Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cứt cũng như rươi, ba bốn mươi cũng như hai tiền

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Meaning · English

Something of little value is still valuable in large quantities

Literally: dung is like rươi, thirty or forty is like two coins

Examples

Cứt cũng như rươi, ba bốn mươi cũng như hai tiền, anh ấy vẫn bán được nhiềuAlthough each item is worthless, he can still sell a lot of them

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cứt cũng như rươi, ba bốn mươi cũng như hai tiền” mean?

Something of little value is still valuable in large quantities Literally: dung is like rươi, thirty or forty is like two coins

Is “Cứt cũng như rươi, ba bốn mươi cũng như hai tiền” formal or informal?

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

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