ghét đào đất đổ đi
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Meaning · English
To reject something because of a small flaw
Literally: hate the peach, throw away the pit
Examples
Anh ấy ghét đào đất đổ đi khi chọn vợHe rejected his girlfriend because of a small flaw
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “ghét đào đất đổ đi” mean?
To reject something because of a small flaw Literally: hate the peach, throw away the pit
Is “ghét đào đất đổ đi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.