Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

ăn thì hơn, hờn thì thiệt

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Meaning · English

Eating gains, sulking loses — storm off and you forfeit your share.

Literally: to eat is to gain, to sulk is to lose

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 thì hơn, hờn thì thiệt” mean?

Eating gains, sulking loses — storm off and you forfeit your share. Literally: to eat is to gain, to sulk is to lose

Is “ăn thì hơn, hờn thì thiệt” formal or informal?

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

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