Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Có cháo ăn cháo, có rau ăn rau

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Meaning · English

Be content with what you have

Literally: Have porridge eat porridge, have vegetable eat vegetable

Examples

Khi bị thất nghiệp, anh chỉ biết có cháo ăn cháo, có rau ăn rauWhen he was unemployed, he just had to be content with what he had

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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 “Có cháo ăn cháo, có rau ăn rau” mean?

Be content with what you have Literally: Have porridge eat porridge, have vegetable eat vegetable

Is “Có cháo ăn cháo, có rau ăn rau” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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