Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đất ruộng lại đắp lên bờ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Waste or misuse something valuable

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Soil of the field piling up on the dike

Examples

Anh ấy đã để tiền bạc mà ông bà để lại cho mình白白 phí đi, thật là đất ruộng lại đắp lên bờ.He wasted all the money his grandparents left him, what a waste.

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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.

Common questions

What does “Đất ruộng lại đắp lên bờ” mean?

Waste or misuse something valuable Literally: Soil of the field piling up on the dike

Is “Đất ruộng lại đắp lên bờ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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