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.