Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn trộm ăn cướp thành phật thành tiên, đi chiền ăn mày thất nghiệp

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Meaning · English

Idleness can lead to bad habits and troubles

Literally: Eating stealthily, eating by robbery becomes buddha becomes immortal, begging is unemployed

Examples

Nếu không tìm được việc làm, anh ta sẽ ăn trộm ăn cướp thành phật thành tiên, đi chiền ăn mày thất nghiệpIf he can't find a job, he will become idle and get into bad habits

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ăn trộm ăn cướp thành phật thành tiên, đi chiền ăn mày thất nghiệp” mean?

Idleness can lead to bad habits and troubles Literally: Eating stealthily, eating by robbery becomes buddha becomes immortal, begging is unemployed

Is “Ăn trộm ăn cướp thành phật thành tiên, đi chiền ăn mày thất nghiệp” formal or informal?

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