Tiếng Việt · Idiom Candidate

Ăn quả nhớ kẻ trồng cây, ăn cơm nhớ kẻ đâm, xay, giần, sàng

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Meaning · English

Be grateful to those who work hard to produce what you consume

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

biết ơn những người làm việc chăm chỉ để sản xuất những gì bạn tiêu thụ

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Literally: Eat fruit remember the planter, eat rice remember those who plow, husk, thresh, sift

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

Examples

Khi ăn cơm, tôi luôn nhớ tới những người nông dân đã vất vả để sản xuất ra nóWhen eating rice, I always remember the farmers who worked hard to produce it

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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.

Topics: Food

Common questions

What does “Ăn quả nhớ kẻ trồng cây, ăn cơm nhớ kẻ đâm, xay, giần, sàng” mean?

Be grateful to those who work hard to produce what you consume Literally: Eat fruit remember the planter, eat rice remember those who plow, husk, thresh, sift

Is “Ăn quả nhớ kẻ trồng cây, ăn cơm nhớ kẻ đâm, xay, giần, sàng” formal or informal?

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