Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gỗ hồng làm vậy, gỗ cậy vứt đi

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Meaning · English

Discard something useless

Literally: Rosewood used, catalpa discarded

Examples

Anh ta chỉ giữ lại những cuốn sách hay, còn những cuốn không hay thì gỗ hồng làm vậy, gỗ cậy vứt đi.He only kept the good books, and threw away the bad ones, just like rosewood is used and catalpa is discarded.

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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 “Gỗ hồng làm vậy, gỗ cậy vứt đi” mean?

Discard something useless Literally: Rosewood used, catalpa discarded

Is “Gỗ hồng làm vậy, gỗ cậy vứt đi” formal or informal?

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

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