ăn lắm thì hết miếng ngon
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Meaning · English
Too much of a good thing becomes unpleasant
Literally: eat much then lose delicious piece
Examples
Ăn lắm thì hết miếng ngon, mình nên dừng lại khi còn đóiToo much of a good thing becomes unpleasant, I should stop when I'm still hungry
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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 lắm thì hết miếng ngon” mean?
Too much of a good thing becomes unpleasant Literally: eat much then lose delicious piece
Is “ăn lắm thì hết miếng ngon” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.