ăn mày đòi sôi-gấc, ăn chực đòi bánh-chưng

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Meaning · English

The beggar demanding gấc-red sticky rice, the freeloader demanding bánh chưng — dependency with a tasting menu.

Literally: almsman demands gấc xôi; sponger demands chưng cake

Examples

Ăn mày đòi xôi gấc.A beggar, holding out for the festive xôi.

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 mày đòi sôi-gấc, ăn chực đòi bánh-chưng” mean?

The beggar demanding gấc-red sticky rice, the freeloader demanding bánh chưng — dependency with a tasting menu. Literally: almsman demands gấc xôi; sponger demands chưng cake

Is “ăn mày đòi sôi-gấc, ăn chực đòi bánh-chưng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.