Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn cơm châu đầu, ăn trầu nhả bã

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Meaning · English

To take something and then abandon or reject it

Literally: Eat rice and spit out the husk, eat betel nut and spit out the fiber

Examples

Anh ấy ăn cơm châu đầu với tôi.He took advantage of me and then abandoned me.

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Sources & notes

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 châu đầu, ăn trầu nhả bã” mean?

To take something and then abandon or reject it Literally: Eat rice and spit out the husk, eat betel nut and spit out the fiber

Is “Ăn cơm châu đầu, ăn trầu nhả bã” formal or informal?

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

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