Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một đồng khoai là hai đồng vỏ

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Meaning · English

The cost of packaging exceeds the value of the contents

Literally: one dong of potato is two dong of skin

Examples

Chi phí đóng gói quá cao, một đồng khoai là hai đồng vỏThe packaging cost is too high, one dong of potato is two dong of skin

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

Common questions

What does “Một đồng khoai là hai đồng vỏ” mean?

The cost of packaging exceeds the value of the contents Literally: one dong of potato is two dong of skin

Is “Một đồng khoai là hai đồng vỏ” formal or informal?

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