Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn đói qua ngày, ăn vay nên nợ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Borrowing to survive leads to debt

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Vay mượn để tồn tại dẫn đến nợ nần

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Literally: Eat hungry through the day, eat borrowed to become debt

Examples

Nếu cứ ăn đói qua ngày, ăn vay nên nợ thì tương lai sẽ rất khó khănIf we keep borrowing to survive, the future will be very difficult

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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 đói qua ngày, ăn vay nên nợ” mean?

Borrowing to survive leads to debt Literally: Eat hungry through the day, eat borrowed to become debt

Is “Ăn đói qua ngày, ăn vay nên nợ” formal or informal?

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