Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

cám treo, để heo nhịn đói

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Meaning · English

Bran hung high while the pig goes hungry — provisions in plain sight, withheld.

Literally: bran strung up, pig left starving

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 “cám treo, để heo nhịn đói” mean?

Bran hung high while the pig goes hungry — provisions in plain sight, withheld. Literally: bran strung up, pig left starving

Is “cám treo, để heo nhịn đói” formal or informal?

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

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