ăn xôi chùa ngọng miệng
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Meaning · English
Temple sticky-rice ties the tongue — accept a benefactor's food and your honest opinions choke.
Literally: eating the pagoda's xôi numbs the mouth
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 xôi chùa ngọng miệng” mean?
Temple sticky-rice ties the tongue — accept a benefactor's food and your honest opinions choke. Literally: eating the pagoda's xôi numbs the mouth
Is “ăn xôi chùa ngọng miệng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.