Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

ăn chín uống sôi

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Meaning · English

to practice good hygiene by only consuming cooked food and boiled water

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “ăn chín uống sôi” mean?

to practice good hygiene by only consuming cooked food and boiled water

Is “ăn chín uống sôi” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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