Đại hạng là anh cỏ năn, còn như cỏ bợ cũng ăn tốn màu

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Meaning · English

Even useless people can be of some use

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Big kind is elder brother straw, small kind is grass that eats fertilizer too

Examples

Người ta nói đại hạng là anh cỏ năn, còn như cỏ bợ cũng ăn tốn màu, nghĩa là không ai là vô dụngPeople say even useless people can be of some use, meaning no one is completely useless

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đại hạng là anh cỏ năn, còn như cỏ bợ cũng ăn tốn màu” mean?

Even useless people can be of some use Literally: Big kind is elder brother straw, small kind is grass that eats fertilizer too

Is “Đại hạng là anh cỏ năn, còn như cỏ bợ cũng ăn tốn màu” formal or informal?

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