Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thừa mạ thì bán chớ có cấy rám ăn rơm

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It's better to sell excess goods than to waste them

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bán thừa để tránh lãng phí

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Literally: Having rice husk, sell it, don't plant wild rice to eat straw

Examples

Gia đình tôi thừa mạ thì bán chớ có cấy rám ăn rơm để tiết kiệm tiềnMy family sells excess rice husk instead of wasting it to save money

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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 “Thừa mạ thì bán chớ có cấy rám ăn rơm” mean?

It's better to sell excess goods than to waste them Literally: Having rice husk, sell it, don't plant wild rice to eat straw

Is “Thừa mạ thì bán chớ có cấy rám ăn rơm” formal or informal?

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

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