Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn quả, nhả hột

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Enjoy something but don't take responsibility

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thưởng thức mà không chịu trách nhiệm

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Literally: Eat the fruit, spit out the seed

Examples

Anh ấy ăn quả, nhả hột khi được mời đi du lịch cùng bạn bèHe ate the fruit, spat out the seed when he was invited to travel with friends

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

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 quả, nhả hột” mean?

Enjoy something but don't take responsibility Literally: Eat the fruit, spit out the seed

Is “Ăn quả, nhả hột” formal or informal?

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

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