ăn cháo đòi-ói, ăn rau xanh ruột
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Meaning · English
Be discontent with one's current situation
Literally: eat porridge and demand fried rice, eat green vegetables and demand intestines
Examples
Anh ấy ăn cháo đòi-ói, ăn rau xanh ruột, không bao giờ hài lòngHe eats porridge and demands fried rice, eats green vegetables and demands intestines, is never satisfied
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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 cháo đòi-ói, ăn rau xanh ruột” mean?
Be discontent with one's current situation Literally: eat porridge and demand fried rice, eat green vegetables and demand intestines
Is “ăn cháo đòi-ói, ăn rau xanh ruột” formal or informal?
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