ăn tại chủ, ngủ tại công-đường
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Meaning · English
Living off others' efforts
Literally: eat at owner's, sleep on public road
Examples
Anh ấy ăn tại chủ, ngủ tại công-đường nhờ vào gia đình vợHe lives off others' efforts, relying on his wife's family
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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 tại chủ, ngủ tại công-đường” mean?
Living off others' efforts Literally: eat at owner's, sleep on public road
Is “ăn tại chủ, ngủ tại công-đường” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.