ăn mắm ngắm về sau
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Eat fish-paste, expect the thirst after — pleasures bill their sequel.
Literally: eat mắm, contemplate what follows
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.
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Common questions
What does “ăn mắm ngắm về sau” mean?
Eat fish-paste, expect the thirst after — pleasures bill their sequel. Literally: eat mắm, contemplate what follows
Is “ăn mắm ngắm về sau” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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