chuột sa hũ nếp
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A mouse fallen into the sticky-rice jar — landing in luxury, especially by marrying into money.
Literally: mouse drops into the glutinous-rice crock
Examples
Lấy được vợ giàu, đúng là chuột sa hũ nếp.Marrying rich — a mouse dropped straight into the rice jar.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “chuột sa hũ nếp” mean?
A mouse fallen into the sticky-rice jar — landing in luxury, especially by marrying into money. Literally: mouse drops into the glutinous-rice crock
Is “chuột sa hũ nếp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.