Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

sàng sảy

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Meaning · English

to eliminate the bad and keep the good

Literally: sift and winnow

Examples

Công ty cần sàng sảy nhân viên để tìm người thật sự có năng lựcThe company needs to sift and winnow its employees to find the truly capable ones

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English 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 2026-08-15; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “sàng sảy” mean?

to eliminate the bad and keep the good Literally: sift and winnow

Is “sàng sảy” formal or informal?

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

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