Tiếng Việt · Idiom Candidate

Ăn như rồng cuốn, nói như rồng leo, làm như mèo mửa

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: Ăn như rồng cuốn, uống như rồng leo, làm như mèo mửa

Meaning · English

To eat, speak, or act excessively or extravagantly

Literally: Eat like a dragon rolls, speak/drink like a dragon climbs, work like a cat vomits

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Anh ấy ăn như rồng cuốn, nói như rồng leo, làm như mèo mửa, thật khó chịuHe eats excessively, speaks arrogantly, and works lazily, it's really annoying

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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.

Topics: Cats Dragons & myth

Common questions

What does “Ăn như rồng cuốn, nói như rồng leo, làm như mèo mửa” mean?

To eat, speak, or act excessively or extravagantly Literally: Eat like a dragon rolls, speak/drink like a dragon climbs, work like a cat vomits

Is “Ăn như rồng cuốn, nói như rồng leo, làm như mèo mửa” formal or informal?

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