gạo để bồ-đài, muối để bàn-chân
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Meaning · English
Save the best for those who appreciate it
Literally: rice for the pedestal, salt for the foot of the table
Examples
Cô ấy luôn gạo để bồ-đài, muối để bàn-chân khi tiếp kháchShe always saves the best for those who appreciate it when receiving guests
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “gạo để bồ-đài, muối để bàn-chân” mean?
Save the best for those who appreciate it Literally: rice for the pedestal, salt for the foot of the table
Is “gạo để bồ-đài, muối để bàn-chân” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.