Ăn chẳng mết, thết chẳng khắp
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Meaning · English
Unable to fully satisfy or please everyone
Literally: Eat not full, worship not enough
Examples
Anh ấy muốn giúp tất cả bạn bè nhưng ăn chẳng mết, thết chẳng khắpHe wants to help all his friends but it's impossible to please everyone
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Ăn chẳng mết, thết chẳng khắp” mean?
Unable to fully satisfy or please everyone Literally: Eat not full, worship not enough
Is “Ăn chẳng mết, thết chẳng khắp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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