Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hoài tiền mua mía đánh khăng, để tiền mua thuốc nhuộm răng cho bền

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Meaning · English

Waste money on useless things

Literally: Spend money to buy sugarcane to knock out teeth, and spend money to buy tooth dye for durability

Examples

Anh ấy hoài tiền mua mía đánh khăng, để tiền mua thuốc nhuộm răng cho bền, giờ thì răng anh ấy bị hư hếtHe wasted money on useless things, now his teeth are all rotten

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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 “Hoài tiền mua mía đánh khăng, để tiền mua thuốc nhuộm răng cho bền” mean?

Waste money on useless things Literally: Spend money to buy sugarcane to knock out teeth, and spend money to buy tooth dye for durability

Is “Hoài tiền mua mía đánh khăng, để tiền mua thuốc nhuộm răng cho bền” formal or informal?

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

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