ăn só mó niêu
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Meaning · English
Take more than you can handle
Literally: eat more salt than the pot
Examples
Anh ấy ăn só mó niêu khi nhận quá nhiều dự án cùng lúcHe took more than he could handle when he accepted too many projects at the same time
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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 só mó niêu” mean?
Take more than you can handle Literally: eat more salt than the pot
Is “ăn só mó niêu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.