ăn hết nhiều, ở hết bao nhiêu

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Meaning · English

Eating consumes plenty; dwelling consumes how much? — food is the true expense; lodging is cheap.

Literally: eating spends much — how much does staying spend?
Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “ăn hết nhiều, ở hết bao nhiêu” mean?

Eating consumes plenty; dwelling consumes how much? — food is the true expense; lodging is cheap. Literally: eating spends much — how much does staying spend?

Is “ăn hết nhiều, ở hết bao nhiêu” formal or informal?

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