Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dạ tràng xe cát bể Đông, nhọc lòng mà chẳng nên công cán gì

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Meaning · English

Wasting effort without achieving anything

Literally: Carrying sand to the East Sea at night

Examples

Anh ấy dốc công sức vào dự án nhưng kết quả thì dạ tràng xe cát bể Đông.He put a lot of effort into the project but the result was dạ tràng xe cát bể Đông.

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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 “Dạ tràng xe cát bể Đông, nhọc lòng mà chẳng nên công cán gì” mean?

Wasting effort without achieving anything Literally: Carrying sand to the East Sea at night

Is “Dạ tràng xe cát bể Đông, nhọc lòng 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.

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