tiền tầy uống rượu cặn
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Meaning · English
Waste money on worthless things
Literally: money spent on dregs of wine
Examples
Anh ấy tiền tầy uống rượu cặn, không biết tiết kiệmHe wastes his money on worthless things, doesn't know how to save
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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 “tiền tầy uống rượu cặn” mean?
Waste money on worthless things Literally: money spent on dregs of wine
Is “tiền tầy uống rượu cặn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.