Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thịt cá làm hoa, tương cà làm gia bảo

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Meaning · English

Valuing useless things highly

Literally: Fish meat makes flowers, fish sauce makes precious treasures

Examples

Anh ấy luôn cho rằng thịt cá làm hoa, tương cà làm gia bảo khi nói về chiếc đồng hồ cũHe always thinks that useless things are valuable when talking about his old watch

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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 “Thịt cá làm hoa, tương cà làm gia bảo” mean?

Valuing useless things highly Literally: Fish meat makes flowers, fish sauce makes precious treasures

Is “Thịt cá làm hoa, tương cà làm gia bảo” formal or informal?

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

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