Trầu Đồng Nai trầu ăn nhả bã
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Literally: Betel nut of Dong Nai, betel nut to eat spit out the pulp
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Cô ấy nghĩ anh ấy rất tốt nhưng sau thời gian thì trầu Đồng Nai trầu ăn nhả bãShe thought he was very good but after a while it was like betel nut of Dong Nai, betel nut to eat spit out the pulp
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Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Trầu Đồng Nai trầu ăn nhả bã” mean?
Some things are only good at first but lose value over time Literally: Betel nut of Dong Nai, betel nut to eat spit out the pulp
Is “Trầu Đồng Nai trầu ăn nhả bã” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.