Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

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

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Wasting effort without achieving anything

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lãng phí công sức mà không đạt được gì

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Literally: Carrying sand to the East Sea

Examples

Anh ấy đã dã tràng xe cát biển Đông khi đầu tư vào dự án đóHe wasted his effort investing in that project

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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 biển Đông, nhọc mình mà chẳng nên công cán gì” mean?

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

Is “Dã tràng xe cát biển 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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