Chê lê chẳng được, rồi ngui ngủi như lợn ăn khoai

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Meaning · English

Criticism is useless, so one might as well accept things as they are

Literally: scold the pear but still have to sleep, then snore like a pig eating sweet potato

Examples

Anh ấy chê lê chẳng được, rồi ngui ngủi như lợn ăn khoai, nên chấp nhận hiện tạiHe criticized but it didn't work, so he ended up accepting things as they are

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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.

Common questions

What does “Chê lê chẳng được, rồi ngui ngủi như lợn ăn khoai” mean?

Criticism is useless, so one might as well accept things as they are Literally: scold the pear but still have to sleep, then snore like a pig eating sweet potato

Is “Chê lê chẳng được, rồi ngui ngủi như lợn ăn khoai” formal or informal?

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