Đọc văn Kinh Nhuế, trống tế Bạt Trung, mõ Thái Công, công Thân Thượng, bù lu Ngái
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Having useless knowledge or skills
Examples
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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 “Đọc văn Kinh Nhuế, trống tế Bạt Trung, mõ Thái Công, công Thân Thượng, bù lu Ngái” mean?
Having useless knowledge or skills Literally: Reading the classics of Kinh Nhuế, drumming the Bạt Trung, beating the Thái Công drum, working for Thân Thượng, playing the Ngái buffalo horn
Is “Đọc văn Kinh Nhuế, trống tế Bạt Trung, mõ Thái Công, công Thân Thượng, bù lu Ngái” formal or informal?
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