Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lúa chiêm mà có bèo dâu, như ăn miếng trầu mà lại có vôi

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Something extra comes with something main and makes it more enjoyable

Literally: flooded rice field with sesame and pea leaves, like eating betel nut with lime

Examples

Cô ấy không chỉ đẹp mà còn thông minh, lúa chiêm mà có bèo dâuShe is not only beautiful but also intelligent, like having sesame and pea leaves with flooded rice field

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 “Lúa chiêm mà có bèo dâu, như ăn miếng trầu mà lại có vôi” mean?

Something extra comes with something main and makes it more enjoyable Literally: flooded rice field with sesame and pea leaves, like eating betel nut with lime

Is “Lúa chiêm mà có bèo dâu, như ăn miếng trầu mà lại có vôi” 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