chọc bát cơm, đơm bát cháo
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Meaning · English
To meddle in others' business
Literally: poke rice bowl, add soup bowl
Examples
Anh ấy chọc bát cơm, đơm bát cháo của người khác nên bị mọi người ghétHe meddled in others' business, so people hated him
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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 “chọc bát cơm, đơm bát cháo” mean?
To meddle in others' business Literally: poke rice bowl, add soup bowl
Is “chọc bát cơm, đơm bát cháo” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.