ăn mặn nói ngay
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Eat salty and speak straight — better plain-living honesty than fasting hypocrisy.
Literally: eat salted, speak straight
Examples
Ăn mặn nói ngay hơn ăn chay nói dối.Salty and straight beats vegetarian and lying.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 mặn nói ngay” mean?
Eat salty and speak straight — better plain-living honesty than fasting hypocrisy. Literally: eat salted, speak straight
Is “ăn mặn nói ngay” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.