ăn chẳng hết, thết chẳng khắp
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Meaning · English
Unable to please everyone
Literally: eat not enough, invite not everywhere
Examples
Anh ấy cố gắng giải quyết vấn đề nhưng ăn chẳng hết, thết chẳng khắpHe tried to solve the problem, but couldn't please everyone
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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 chẳng hết, thết chẳng khắp” mean?
Unable to please everyone Literally: eat not enough, invite not everywhere
Is “ăn chẳng hết, thết chẳng khắp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.