Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

xa tải đấu lương

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Meaning · English

Carted and measured by the bushel — the mediocre come in bulk; excellence is counted by the piece.

Literally: cartloads and bushel-measures

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “xa tải đấu lương” mean?

Carted and measured by the bushel — the mediocre come in bulk; excellence is counted by the piece. Literally: cartloads and bushel-measures

Is “xa tải đấu lương” formal or informal?

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

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