bát máu đổi bát cơm
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Meaning · English
Exchange a life of hardship for one of comfort
Literally: bowl of blood exchanged for bowl of rice
Examples
Sau khi kết hôn, cô đã bát máu đổi bát cơm và sống hạnh phúc hơnAfter getting married, she exchanged a life of hardship for one of comfort and lived a happier life
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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 “bát máu đổi bát cơm” mean?
Exchange a life of hardship for one of comfort Literally: bowl of blood exchanged for bowl of rice
Is “bát máu đổi bát cơm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.