Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Không có trâu bắt bò đi đằm

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Make do with what is available

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phải hài lòng với những gì có sẵn

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Literally: No buffalo, use cow to plow

Examples

Khi không có đủ nhân viên, chúng tôi phải không có trâu bắt bò đi đầm.When we didn't have enough staff, we had to make do with what we had.

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 có trâu bắt bò đi đằm” mean?

Make do with what is available Literally: No buffalo, use cow to plow

Is “Không có trâu bắt bò đi đằm” formal or informal?

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

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