Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

ăn như gấu ăn giăng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Eating like the bear eating the moon — devouring on a mythological scale.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ăn uống trên quy mô lớn

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Literally: eat as the bear eats the moon

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 như gấu ăn giăng” mean?

Eating like the bear eating the moon — devouring on a mythological scale. Literally: eat as the bear eats the moon

Is “ăn như gấu ăn giăng” formal or informal?

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

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