Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hết gạo thì nạo đến khoai

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Meaning · English

To exhaust all resources before giving up

Literally: Out of rice then scrape to cassava

Examples

Chúng tôi hết gạo thì nạo đến khoai để có tiền chữa bệnh cho bốWe exhausted all our resources to afford our father's medical treatment

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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 “Hết gạo thì nạo đến khoai” mean?

To exhaust all resources before giving up Literally: Out of rice then scrape to cassava

Is “Hết gạo thì nạo đến khoai” formal or informal?

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

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