Rau cải làng Tiếu, nấu nước điếu cũng ngon.

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Meaning · English

Something of poor quality can still be made useful

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Điều gì chất lượng kém vẫn có thể được sử dụng

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Literally: Tiếu village cabbage, cooked with ditch water is also delicious

Examples

Cô ấy nói rau cải làng Tiếu, nấu nước điếu cũng ngon về khả năng nấu ăn của chị dâu.She said that her sister-in-law's cooking is like Tiếu village cabbage, cooked with ditch water is also delicious, implying it's still good despite being of poor quality

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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 “Rau cải làng Tiếu, nấu nước điếu cũng ngon.” mean?

Something of poor quality can still be made useful Literally: Tiếu village cabbage, cooked with ditch water is also delicious

Is “Rau cải làng Tiếu, nấu nước điếu cũng ngon.” formal or informal?

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