Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hết gạo thì nạo thêm khoai

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Meaning · English

Make do with what is available

Literally: Out of rice then scrape for more cassava

Examples

Gia đình tôi quá nghèo, hết gạo thì nạo thêm khoai để ănMy family is too poor, we scrape for more cassava when we run out of rice to eat

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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 thêm khoai” mean?

Make do with what is available Literally: Out of rice then scrape for more cassava

Is “Hết gạo thì nạo thêm 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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