Chẳng được ăn lăn lấy vốn
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Meaning · English
Make the most of an opportunity
Literally: not eating but rolling to get capital
Examples
Cậu ấy chẳng được ăn lăn lấy vốn khi gặp gỡ những nhà đầu tư tiềm năng.He made the most of the opportunity when meeting potential investors.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Chẳng được ăn lăn lấy vốn” mean?
Make the most of an opportunity Literally: not eating but rolling to get capital
Is “Chẳng được ăn lăn lấy vốn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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