không có có không
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Meaning · English
Having something is better than having nothing
Literally: have have not have
Examples
Tôi chấp nhận công việc này, dù lương thấp, vì không có có không.I accept this job, even though the salary is low, because having something is better than having nothing
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “không có có không” mean?
Having something is better than having nothing Literally: have have not have
Is “không có có không” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.