Miếng trầu nhận ngõ là miếng trầu bỏ đi

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Something given as a token of friendship is not truly valuable

Literally: betel nut acknowledging the alley is betel nut thrown away

Examples

Anh ấy cho tôi một món quà, nhưng đó chỉ là miếng trầu nhận ngõHe gave me a gift, but it was just a token gesture

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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Miếng trầu nhận ngõ là miếng trầu bỏ đi” mean?

Something given as a token of friendship is not truly valuable Literally: betel nut acknowledging the alley is betel nut thrown away

Is “Miếng trầu nhận ngõ là miếng trầu bỏ đi” 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