Sáp xuống lộ, trộ khoai cũng thèm

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Meaning · English

Even a bad or unworthy person can be of use

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Kể cả người xấu hoặc không xứng đáng cũng có thể hữu ích

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Literally: Wax falls on the road, even a rotten potato is craved

Examples

Anh ấy không giỏi việc gì, nhưng sáp xuống lộ, trộ khoai cũng thèmHe's not good at anything, but even a bad or unworthy person can be of use

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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 “Sáp xuống lộ, trộ khoai cũng thèm” mean?

Even a bad or unworthy person can be of use Literally: Wax falls on the road, even a rotten potato is craved

Is “Sáp xuống lộ, trộ khoai cũng thèm” formal or informal?

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