Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thứ nhất gạo lúa can, thứ hai gan cá bống

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something is better than nothing

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: First, rice and canes, second, fish guts

Examples

Thứ nhất gạo lúa can, thứ hai gan cá bống, tôi vẫn chấp nhận công việc này.Something is better than nothing, I still accept this job.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Thứ nhất gạo lúa can, thứ hai gan cá bống” mean?

Something is better than nothing Literally: First, rice and canes, second, fish guts

Is “Thứ nhất gạo lúa can, thứ hai gan cá bống” formal or informal?

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

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