Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn cơm vào mẹt, uống nước vào mo

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Meaning · English

Be grateful to those who have helped you

Literally: Eat rice into the tray, drink water into the bucket

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nhớ ơn thầy giáo vì đã dạy dỗ, ăn cơm vào mẹt, uống nước vào mo.He always remembers to be grateful to his teacher for teaching him, eat rice into the tray, drink water into the bucket.

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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 vào mẹt, uống nước vào mo” mean?

Be grateful to those who have helped you Literally: Eat rice into the tray, drink water into the bucket

Is “Ăn cơm vào mẹt, uống nước vào mo” formal or informal?

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

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