thịt nạc dao phay, xương-xẩu rìu búa
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Meaning · English
Good things are wasted on those who don't appreciate them
Literally: lean meat with a plane, bones with an axe
Examples
Cô ấy cho thịt nạc dao phay, xương-xẩu rìu búa khi tặng chiếc vòng đắt tiền cho người em.She was giving lean meat to a plane, bones to an axe when she gave the expensive ring to her younger sibling.
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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 nạc dao phay, xương-xẩu rìu búa” mean?
Good things are wasted on those who don't appreciate them Literally: lean meat with a plane, bones with an axe
Is “thịt nạc dao phay, xương-xẩu rìu búa” formal or informal?
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