Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vứt tiền xuống giếng còn được xem tăm

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

To waste money on something useless

Literally: throw money into the well and still get to see the bottom

Examples

Anh ấy vứt tiền xuống giếng còn được xem tăm khi đầu tư vào dự án đó.He wasted his money on that project.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Vứt tiền xuống giếng còn được xem tăm” mean?

To waste money on something useless Literally: throw money into the well and still get to see the bottom

Is “Vứt tiền xuống giếng còn được xem tăm” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time