Đất xấu trồng cây ngẳng nghiu, những người thô tục nói điều phàm phu

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Meaning · English

Even rough or unrefined people can say something profound or wise

Literally: Bad soil grows straight trees, coarse people speak ordinary words

Examples

Tôi không nghĩ anh ấy có thể nói điều gì sâu sắc, nhưng anh ấy đã nói theo câu Đất xấu trồng cây ngẳng nghiuI didn't think he could say anything profound, but he did, as the saying Đất xấu trồng cây ngẳng nghiu goes

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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.

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What does “Đất xấu trồng cây ngẳng nghiu, những người thô tục nói điều phàm phu” mean?

Even rough or unrefined people can say something profound or wise Literally: Bad soil grows straight trees, coarse people speak ordinary words

Is “Đất xấu trồng cây ngẳng nghiu, những người thô tục nói điều phàm phu” formal or informal?

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