Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gà đẻ gà cục tác

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A person who only produces or achieves something of little value

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người chỉ tạo ra điều gì đó có giá trị nhỏ

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Literally: Chicken lays chicken stones

Examples

Anh ấy là gà đẻ gà cục tác, suốt ngày làm việc nhưng không có thành tựu gìHe is a gà đẻ gà cục tác, working all day but achieving nothing

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Gà đẻ gà cục tác” mean?

A person who only produces or achieves something of little value Literally: Chicken lays chicken stones

Is “Gà đẻ gà cục tác” formal or informal?

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

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