ai ơi bưng bát cơm đầy, dẻo thơm một hạt, đắng cay muôn phần
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Meaning · English
Lift your full rice bowl and remember: each fragrant grain cost someone a world of bitterness — gratitude for the farmer in every mouthful.
Literally: o you lifting the full bowl: one grain fragrant, myriad parts bitter
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (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 “ai ơi bưng bát cơm đầy, dẻo thơm một hạt, đắng cay muôn phần” mean?
Lift your full rice bowl and remember: each fragrant grain cost someone a world of bitterness — gratitude for the farmer in every mouthful. Literally: o you lifting the full bowl: one grain fragrant, myriad parts bitter
Is “ai ơi bưng bát cơm đầy, dẻo thơm một hạt, đắng cay muôn phần” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.