Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

thịt chó chấm nước chó

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Meaning · English

Something is used or enjoyed with what it was originally intended for

Literally: dog meat dipped in dog water

Examples

Thịt chó chấm nước chó, anh ấy dùng xe công để đi du lịchHe used the company car for his vacation

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “thịt chó chấm nước chó” mean?

Something is used or enjoyed with what it was originally intended for Literally: dog meat dipped in dog water

Is “thịt chó chấm nước chó” formal or informal?

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

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