Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

lọt sàng xuống nia

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

What slips the sieve lands in the flat-basket — nothing lost within the family; the spill stays in the house.

Literally: falls from the sieve down to the winnowing tray

Examples

Lọt sàng xuống nia, vẫn trong nhà cả.Slipped the sieve into the basket — still all in the family.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “lọt sàng xuống nia” mean?

What slips the sieve lands in the flat-basket — nothing lost within the family; the spill stays in the house. Literally: falls from the sieve down to the winnowing tray

Is “lọt sàng xuống nia” formal or informal?

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