Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn cơm với cá ngon, ăn nhiều, hết cả cơm của chó

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Meaning · English

Being too greedy can lead to losing everything

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tham lam quá mức có thể dẫn đến mất tất cả

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Literally: Eat rice with delicious fish, eat a lot, finish all the dog's rice

Examples

Anh ấy ăn cơm với cá ngon, ăn nhiều, hết cả cơm của chó, bây giờ không còn gìHe was too greedy, now he has nothing

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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 với cá ngon, ăn nhiều, hết cả cơm của chó” mean?

Being too greedy can lead to losing everything Literally: Eat rice with delicious fish, eat a lot, finish all the dog's rice

Is “Ăn cơm với cá ngon, ăn nhiều, hết cả cơm của chó” formal or informal?

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