tiếc thay hột gạo trắng ngần, đã vo nước đục, lại vần than rơm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: tiếc thay hạt gạo tám xoan, thổi nồi đồng điếu lại chan nước cà
Meaning · English
Pity the pearl-white grain of rice — washed in muddy water, then rolled in straw-char — worth spoiled by wrong handling.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tiếc thay hột gạo trắng ngần, đã vo nước đục, lại vần than rơm” mean?
Pity the pearl-white grain of rice — washed in muddy water, then rolled in straw-char — worth spoiled by wrong handling.
Is “tiếc thay hột gạo trắng ngần, đã vo nước đục, lại vần than rơm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.