xôi hỏng bỏng không
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The sticky rice failed and the puffed rice came to nothing — every attempt ending empty-handed.
Literally: xôi spoiled, bỏng nothing
Examples
Ôn thi ba tháng mà xôi hỏng bỏng không.Three months of cramming and neither the xôi nor the puffed rice came out.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “xôi hỏng bỏng không” mean?
The sticky rice failed and the puffed rice came to nothing — every attempt ending empty-handed. Literally: xôi spoiled, bỏng nothing
Is “xôi hỏng bỏng không” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.