Lưng tôm tít, đít tôm càng, chân đi khát khẻo hai hàng, được như lời ấy lạng vàng cũng mua
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Something is so worthless that even a small amount of money cannot buy it
Examples
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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 “Lưng tôm tít, đít tôm càng, chân đi khát khẻo hai hàng, được như lời ấy lạng vàng cũng mua” mean?
Something is so worthless that even a small amount of money cannot buy it Literally: shrimp back thin, shrimp tail clamp, legs walk sideways two rows, can buy like that a tael of gold
Is “Lưng tôm tít, đít tôm càng, chân đi khát khẻo hai hàng, được như lời ấy lạng vàng cũng mua” formal or informal?
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