Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lúa chiêm mà thả kín bèo, như con nhà nghèo giời đổ của cho

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Meaning · English

To waste resources due to poor management

Literally: flooded field with full of duckweed, like a poor family's house leaking

Examples

Anh ấy đã thả kín bèo vào công việc kinh doanh của mìnhHe wasted resources in his business

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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 thả kín bèo, như con nhà nghèo giời đổ của cho” mean?

To waste resources due to poor management Literally: flooded field with full of duckweed, like a poor family's house leaking

Is “Lúa chiêm mà thả kín bèo, như con nhà nghèo giời đổ của cho” formal or informal?

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

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