ăn chõ ngồi chẽ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Mind the steamer, sit with care — a dialect cousin of 'watch the pot as you eat, watch the direction as you sit.'
Literally: eat by the steamer, sit by the split
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ăn chõ ngồi chẽ” mean?
Mind the steamer, sit with care — a dialect cousin of 'watch the pot as you eat, watch the direction as you sit.' Literally: eat by the steamer, sit by the split
Is “ăn chõ ngồi chẽ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.