Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn cơm cáy thì ngáy o o, ăn cơm thịt bò thì lo ngay ngáy

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Meaning · English

One suffers in proportion to what one has

Literally: Eating fish paste rice makes one snore, eating beef rice makes one lie awake

Examples

Tôi vừa mua được nhà mới nhưng lại phải lo lắng về tiền thuế, ăn cơm cáy thì ngáy o o, ăn cơm thịt bò thì lo ngay ngáyI just bought a new house but now I have to worry about taxes, it's true that one suffers in proportion to what one has

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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.

Common questions

What does “Ăn cơm cáy thì ngáy o o, ăn cơm thịt bò thì lo ngay ngáy” mean?

One suffers in proportion to what one has Literally: Eating fish paste rice makes one snore, eating beef rice makes one lie awake

Is “Ăn cơm cáy thì ngáy o o, ăn cơm thịt bò thì lo ngay ngáy” formal or informal?

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

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