Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Không ăn lươn vẫn phải chịu nhớt

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To suffer the consequences of something without benefiting from it

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chịu hậu quả mà không được lợi

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Literally: Not eating eel still have to endure the slime

Examples

Anh ấy không ăn lươn vẫn phải chịu nhớt khi dự án thất bạiHe didn't benefit from the project but still suffered the consequences when it failed

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Không ăn lươn vẫn phải chịu nhớt” mean?

To suffer the consequences of something without benefiting from it Literally: Not eating eel still have to endure the slime

Is “Không ăn lươn vẫn phải chịu nhớt” formal or informal?

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

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