Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đĩ chẳng phải hoa thì để mà ngửi

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something worthless has no use

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: prostitute is not flower to smell

Examples

Cái ghế này đĩ chẳng phải hoa thì để mà ngửi, vứt đi thôiThis chair is useless, let's throw it away

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

Common questions

What does “Đĩ chẳng phải hoa thì để mà ngửi” mean?

Something worthless has no use Literally: prostitute is not flower to smell

Is “Đĩ chẳng phải hoa thì để mà ngửi” formal or informal?

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

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