ăn gửi nằm nhờ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Eating as a lodger, sleeping as a guest — a life boarded entirely on sufferance.
Literally: eat consigned, lie borrowed
Examples
Cảnh ăn gửi nằm nhờ tủi lắm.Boarding on sufferance is a bitter way to live.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ăn gửi nằm nhờ” mean?
Eating as a lodger, sleeping as a guest — a life boarded entirely on sufferance. Literally: eat consigned, lie borrowed
Is “ăn gửi nằm nhờ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.