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.
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.