Quăng lửa vào gianh, quăng lúa xuống đất

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Meaning · English

Waste good things on the undeserving

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Throw fire into the water, throw rice onto the ground

Examples

Ông ấy cho tiền giúp đỡ những kẻ lừa đảo, quăng lửa vào gianh, quăng lúa xuống đất.He gave money to help the cheaters, throwing fire into the water, throwing rice onto the ground.

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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 “Quăng lửa vào gianh, quăng lúa xuống đất” mean?

Waste good things on the undeserving Literally: Throw fire into the water, throw rice onto the ground

Is “Quăng lửa vào gianh, quăng lúa xuống đất” formal or informal?

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