Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Xé mắm còn hòng mút tay

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Even a small gain is better than nothing

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lợi ích nhỏ vẫn tốt hơn không có gì

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: tear fish sauce still have chance to lick finger

Examples

Anh ấy không muốn làm việc đó, nhưng xé mắm còn hòng mút tay mà.He didn't want to do that, but even a small gain is better than nothing.

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 “Xé mắm còn hòng mút tay” mean?

Even a small gain is better than nothing Literally: tear fish sauce still have chance to lick finger

Is “Xé mắm còn hòng mút tay” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 1 past 7 days 1 this month 1 all time