Hay làm mà chẳng hay lo, làm khốn làm khổ, làm cho nhọc mình
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Working hard but ineffectively, causing trouble for oneself
Examples
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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 “Hay làm mà chẳng hay lo, làm khốn làm khổ, làm cho nhọc mình” mean?
Working hard but ineffectively, causing trouble for oneself Literally: Good at doing but not good at worrying, doing what harms and exhausts oneself
Is “Hay làm mà chẳng hay lo, làm khốn làm khổ, làm cho nhọc mình” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.