Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nát cũng thể nồi đồng

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Even a broken thing can be useful

Literally: broken also like pot of bronze

Examples

Con dao nát cũng thể nồi đồng.The broken knife can also be used like a bronze pot.

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 “Nát cũng thể nồi đồng” mean?

Even a broken thing can be useful Literally: broken also like pot of bronze

Is “Nát cũng thể nồi đồng” 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