uống nước cả cặn
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Drinking down to the dregs — greed that leaves nothing, not even the lees, for anyone else.
Literally: drink the water, sediment and all
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (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 “uống nước cả cặn” mean?
Drinking down to the dregs — greed that leaves nothing, not even the lees, for anyone else. Literally: drink the water, sediment and all
Is “uống nước cả cặn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.