Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dã tràng xe cát bể Đông, nhọc mình mà chẳng nên công cán gì

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Working hard but achieving nothing

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm việc chăm chỉ nhưng không đạt được gì

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Literally: carrying sand to the East Sea beach

Examples

Tôi đã cố gắng rất nhiều nhưng dã tràng xe cát bể Đông, nhọc mình mà chẳng nên công cán gì.I tried very hard but it was like carrying sand to the East Sea beach, working hard but achieving nothing

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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 mình mà chẳng nên công cán gì” mean?

Working hard but achieving nothing Literally: carrying sand to the East Sea beach

Is “Dã tràng xe cát bể Đông, nhọc mình 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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