Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dã tràng xe cát bể Đông, nhọc lòng mà chẳng nên công nỗi gì

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Meaning · English

Wasting effort without achieving anything

Literally: Carrying sand to the East Sea beach

Examples

Anh ấy dã tràng xe cát bể Đông, nhọc lòng mà chẳng nên công nỗi gì khi cố gắng sửa chữa chiếc xe cũHe wasted his effort trying to fix the old car

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

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

Is “Dã tràng xe cát bể Đông, nhọc lòng mà chẳng nên công nỗi 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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