Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

hư bột hư đường

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Spoiled flour, spoiled sugar — a job botched past saving.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: ruined the flour, ruined the sugar

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “hư bột hư đường” mean?

Spoiled flour, spoiled sugar — a job botched past saving. Literally: ruined the flour, ruined the sugar

Is “hư bột hư đường” formal or informal?

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

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