Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trồng mía phân hoai trồng khoai phân bắc

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Meaning · English

Investing in something that brings no benefit

Literally: Planting sugarcane to waste manure, planting potatoes to waste northern manure

Examples

Anh ấy bỏ tiền vào công việc đó, thật là trồng mía phân hoai trồng khoai phân bắcHe invested money in that work, what a waste

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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 “Trồng mía phân hoai trồng khoai phân bắc” mean?

Investing in something that brings no benefit Literally: Planting sugarcane to waste manure, planting potatoes to waste northern manure

Is “Trồng mía phân hoai trồng khoai phân bắc” formal or informal?

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

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