ăn no ngủ kĩ, tỹ chổng lên giời
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Meaning · English
Being too full of oneself and arrogant
Literally: eat full sleep tight, buttocks point to the sky
Examples
Anh ấy ăn no ngủ kĩ, tỹ chổng lên giời sau khi được thăng chức.He became too full of himself and arrogant after being promoted.
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “ăn no ngủ kĩ, tỹ chổng lên giời” mean?
Being too full of oneself and arrogant Literally: eat full sleep tight, buttocks point to the sky
Is “ăn no ngủ kĩ, tỹ chổng lên giời” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.