Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chọc bát cơm đơm bát cháo

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Meaning · English

To make things worse when they are already bad

Literally: poke the rice bowl and get the porridge bowl

Examples

Anh ấy đã mất việc, mà còn chọc bát cơm đơm bát cháo khi bị tai nạnHe lost his job and to make things worse, he had an accident

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Chọc bát cơm đơm bát cháo” mean?

To make things worse when they are already bad Literally: poke the rice bowl and get the porridge 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.

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