Ăn sung mặc sướng
Enjoying life's pleasures without working for them
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Where will you be? Anywhere Hà Nội & the NorthHuế / Đà Nẵng & the CenterSài Gòn & the SouthOnline slang Bắc ↔ Nam words
Sayings you’ll hear in the North — distinctly Northern usage first, then nationwide staples.
Enjoying life's pleasures without working for them
Abuse or take advantage of something after benefiting from it
To receive bad consequences for one's actions
Behave crudely and speak rudely
Pretend to work while doing little or nothing
To exploit or take advantage of others
Be mindful of your surroundings and circumstances
Those who do bad deeds cannot become good by just visiting temples
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Be flexible and adapt to circumstances
To eat quickly and carelessly
Don't worry about tomorrow's problems today
Learn from experience
Eating a little but enjoying many flavors
Say one thing but do another
Saying one thing but doing another
Living from hand to mouth
Speak appropriately to the situation
Enjoy worldly pleasures while pretending to be a monk
Talking much leads to many mistakes
Those who are overly emotional or empathetic will get entangled in complicated relationships
Weaving without a shuttle
To turn a mistake into something useful
Don't interfere with others' business when it's going smoothly
Fail and then succeed
To take unnecessary trouble
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
To be unemployed or have no stable job
overcome difficulties to achieve success
To experience and learn by doing
Seek advice from experienced people and consider younger perspectives
to notice something by chance
To start something but not finish it
Traveling to a place and adopting its bad habits
Show respect and humility
To start early but finish late
Adapt to the environment you are in
Leave a comfortable and secure life
to abandon one's family or roots
To eventually face the consequences of one's secret actions
To act appropriately and follow social norms
A tiger leaving its mountain is vulnerable
A chaotic and confusing situation
Vietnamese folk verse (ca dao); English definition pending editorial review.
Men with big mouths are talented
Men are easily tempted
Men should have a companion when traveling
To be extremely lazy
To meet a person who can see through one's tricks
Be cautious when confronting someone's subordinate
To judge someone's character by their associates or pets
Make a big announcement but take little action
To provoke or challenge someone more powerful
To be indecisive or hesitant
Spare no effort to achieve something
Must see things through once started
Vietnamese folk verse (ca dao); English definition pending editorial review.
Clever but disobedient or naughty
Husband and wife are destined to be together