Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thiếu chi cam rim, hồng rim, bắt anh đi tìm khế rụng bờ ao

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Meaning · English

Literally: Lack of sugar cane, areca, and sending brother to find fallen bitter orange by the pond

Examples

Bố mẹ nói con đi tìm khế rụng bờ ao, thật là thiếu chi cam rim, hồng rimParents told me to go find fallen bitter orange by the pond, it's really sending me on a wild goose chase

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thiếu chi cam rim, hồng rim, bắt anh đi tìm khế rụng bờ ao” mean?

Sending someone on a wild goose chase Literally: Lack of sugar cane, areca, and sending brother to find fallen bitter orange by the pond

Is “Thiếu chi cam rim, hồng rim, bắt anh đi tìm khế rụng bờ ao” formal or informal?

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

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