Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn như rồng cuốn làm như đà cuống lội ngược

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Meaning · English

Eat extravagantly but work lazily

Literally: Eat like a dragon, work like an ant crawling upstream

Examples

Anh ấy ăn như rồng cuốn làm như đà cuống lội ngược, không biết quản lý tài chínhHe eats extravagantly but works lazily, and doesn't know how to manage his finances

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ăn như rồng cuốn làm như đà cuống lội ngược” mean?

Eat extravagantly but work lazily Literally: Eat like a dragon, work like an ant crawling upstream

Is “Ăn như rồng cuốn làm như đà cuống lội ngược” formal or informal?

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

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