ăn có bữa lo không có bữa
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Meaning · English
Meals have their hours; worry keeps none — eating is bounded, care is boundless.
Literally: eating has its sitting, worrying has none
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ăn có bữa lo không có bữa” mean?
Meals have their hours; worry keeps none — eating is bounded, care is boundless. Literally: eating has its sitting, worrying has none
Is “ăn có bữa lo không có bữa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.