Ăn như mỏ khoét
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
Eating very quickly and greedily
Literally: Eating like a dug hole
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Kelly ăn như mỏ khoét vậy.Kelly eats like a horse.
Tatoeba sentence #8990757 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Ăn như mỏ khoét” mean?
Eating very quickly and greedily Literally: Eating like a dug hole
Is “Ăn như mỏ khoét” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.