Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đất xấu nặn chẳng nên nổi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Inferior material cannot be made into something good

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Vật liệu kém không thể trở nên tốt

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Literally: bad soil cannot be molded to float

Examples

Cậu ấy học kém quá, đất xấu nặn chẳng nên nổiHe's too bad at studying, inferior material cannot be made into something good

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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 xấu nặn chẳng nên nổi” mean?

Inferior material cannot be made into something good Literally: bad soil cannot be molded to float

Is “Đất xấu nặn chẳng nên nổi” formal or informal?

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

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