Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cấn ăn cấn đi, sề ăn sề mắc

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Meaning · English

Some people are born to be poor

Literally: poor people eat poor food, rich people eat rich food and get stuck

Examples

Gia đình tôi từ đời ông nội đã cấn ăn cấn đi, sề ăn sề mắcMy family has been poor for generations, it's like the saying goes, cấn ăn cấn đi, sề ăn sề mắc

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cấn ăn cấn đi, sề ăn sề mắc” mean?

Some people are born to be poor Literally: poor people eat poor food, rich people eat rich food and get stuck

Is “Cấn ăn cấn đi, sề ăn sề mắc” formal or informal?

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

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