Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

lành làm thúng lủng làm mê

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Meaning · English

Sound, a basket; holed, a sieve-mat — worked in every state, discarded in none.

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Literally: whole: made a basket; leaky: made a mat

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “lành làm thúng lủng làm mê” mean?

Sound, a basket; holed, a sieve-mat — worked in every state, discarded in none. Literally: whole: made a basket; leaky: made a mat

Is “lành làm thúng lủng làm mê” formal or informal?

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

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