Ăn như Thủy Tề đánh vực

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Meaning · English

Eat very quickly and greedily

Literally: Eat like Thủy Tề fighting a valley
Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Cậu ấy ăn như Thủy Tề đánh vực trong bữa tiệc tối qua.He ate like Thủy Tề fighting a valley at the dinner party last night.

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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 Thủy Tề đánh vực” mean?

Eat very quickly and greedily Literally: Eat like Thủy Tề fighting a valley

Is “Ăn như Thủy Tề đánh vực” formal or informal?

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