ăn đưa xuống, uống đưa lên
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Meaning · English
Literally: eat sending down, drink sending up
Examples
Anh ấy phải ăn đưa xuống uống đưa lên để xin lỗi người yêu.He had to swallow his pride to apologize to his girlfriend.
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “ăn đưa xuống, uống đưa lên” mean?
to swallow one's pride Literally: eat sending down, drink sending up
Is “ăn đưa xuống, uống đưa lên” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.