thợ rèn không dao ăn trầu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
The blacksmith without a betel knife — supplying every house but his own.
cung cấp cho mọi nhà nhưng không phải cho nhà mình
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Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “thợ rèn không dao ăn trầu” mean?
The blacksmith without a betel knife — supplying every house but his own. Literally: the smith lacks a knife for betel
Is “thợ rèn không dao ăn trầu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.