Lắm ma chùa Bứa, lám dứa chùa Chành, lắm chanh chùa Mải, lám giải sông Bo, lắm bò Đoan Túc

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Meaning · English

Many things but none are useful

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhiều thứ nhưng không có gì hữu ích

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Literally: many ghosts at Bứa temple, many dứa at Chành temple, many lemons at Mải temple, many areca at Bo river, many cows at Đoan Túc

Examples

Anh ấy có nhiều bằng cấp nhưng lắm ma chùa Bứa, lám dứa chùa ChànhHe has many degrees but they are useless

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Lắm ma chùa Bứa, lám dứa chùa Chành, lắm chanh chùa Mải, lám giải sông Bo, lắm bò Đoan Túc” mean?

Many things but none are useful Literally: many ghosts at Bứa temple, many dứa at Chành temple, many lemons at Mải temple, many areca at Bo river, many cows at Đoan Túc

Is “Lắm ma chùa Bứa, lám dứa chùa Chành, lắm chanh chùa Mải, lám giải sông Bo, lắm bò Đoan Túc” formal or informal?

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