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