Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Làm đổ mồ hôi, xót con mắt

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

To work very hard but gain little

Literally: Spill sweat, pity the eyes

Examples

Anh ấy làm đổ mồ hôi, xót con mắt để xây dựng doanh nghiệpHe worked very hard but gained little to build his business

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 “Làm đổ mồ hôi, xót con mắt” mean?

To work very hard but gain little Literally: Spill sweat, pity the eyes

Is “Làm đổ mồ hôi, xót con mắt” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time