ăn bữa sáng lần bữa tối
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Meaning · English
Live from hand to mouth
Literally: eat a morning meal, wait for an evening meal
Examples
Gia đình anh ấy ăn bữa sáng lần bữa tối từ khi mất việcHis family has been living from hand to mouth since he lost his job
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “ăn bữa sáng lần bữa tối” mean?
Live from hand to mouth Literally: eat a morning meal, wait for an evening meal
Is “ăn bữa sáng lần bữa tối” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.