ăn tấm trả giặt
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Eat broken rice, repay whole grains — borrow small and repay large, as gambling debts go.
Literally: eat broken rice, repay whole
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ăn tấm trả giặt” mean?
Eat broken rice, repay whole grains — borrow small and repay large, as gambling debts go. Literally: eat broken rice, repay whole
Is “ăn tấm trả giặt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.