ăn mày đòi sôi-gấc, ăn chực đòi bánh-chưng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
The beggar demanding gấc-red sticky rice, the freeloader demanding bánh chưng — dependency with a tasting menu.
Examples
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.