Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hà tiện mà ăn cháo hoa, mười lăm đồng đỗ, mười ba đồng đường

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Meaning · English

Being overly frugal leads to waste

Literally: stingy but eating flower porridge, 15 copper coins for beans, 13 copper coins for sugar

Examples

Anh ấy hà tiện mà ăn cháo hoa, mười lăm đồng đỗ, mười ba đồng đường, nên cuối cùng cũng chẳng tiết kiệm được gìHe was overly frugal but ended up wasting more, so he didn't save anything in the end

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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 “Hà tiện mà ăn cháo hoa, mười lăm đồng đỗ, mười ba đồng đường” mean?

Being overly frugal leads to waste Literally: stingy but eating flower porridge, 15 copper coins for beans, 13 copper coins for sugar

Is “Hà tiện mà ăn cháo hoa, mười lăm đồng đỗ, mười ba đồng đường” formal or informal?

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