chưa học làm xã, đã học ăn bớt
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Meaning · English
Not yet learning social norms, but already learning to cheat
Literally: not yet learn village, already learn eat less
Examples
Anh ấy chưa học làm xã, đã học ăn bớt từ nhỏHe hasn't yet learned social norms, but has already learned to cheat from a young age
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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 “chưa học làm xã, đã học ăn bớt” mean?
Not yet learning social norms, but already learning to cheat Literally: not yet learn village, already learn eat less
Is “chưa học làm xã, đã học ăn bớt” formal or informal?
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