Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Muốn vơ muốn cào, muốn đào cho hết

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Be excessively greedy

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Want to scoop, want to scratch, want to dig until empty

Examples

Anh ta muốn vơ muốn cào, muốn đào cho hết tài nguyên của công tyHe wants to scoop, scratch, and dig out all the company's resources

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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 “Muốn vơ muốn cào, muốn đào cho hết” mean?

Be excessively greedy Literally: Want to scoop, want to scratch, want to dig until empty

Is “Muốn vơ muốn cào, muốn đào cho hết” formal or informal?

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

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