Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

đất sỏi có chạch vàng

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Meaning · English

Gravel soil hides a golden loach — treasure turns up in the least promising ground.

Literally: pebbled earth holds the gold loach

Examples

Đất sỏi có chạch vàng, đừng coi thường ai.Gravel hides golden loaches — underestimate no one.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “đất sỏi có chạch vàng” mean?

Gravel soil hides a golden loach — treasure turns up in the least promising ground. Literally: pebbled earth holds the gold loach

Is “đất sỏi có chạch vàng” formal or informal?

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

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