Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

ăn mặn nói ngay

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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.

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