dã tràng se cát biển đông, nhọc nhằn mà chẳng nên công cán gì
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Meaning · English
The sand-crab rolls its pellets in the eastern sea — endless toil, and not one grain of credit to keep.
Literally: the sand-crab spins sand in the east sea; toilsome yet no accomplishment
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “dã tràng se cát biển đông, nhọc nhằn mà chẳng nên công cán gì” mean?
The sand-crab rolls its pellets in the eastern sea — endless toil, and not one grain of credit to keep. Literally: the sand-crab spins sand in the east sea; toilsome yet no accomplishment
Is “dã tràng se cát biển đông, nhọc nhằn mà chẳng nên công cán gì” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.