ăn mắm ngắm về sau
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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.
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.