Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

có sức ăn có sức chịu

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Meaning · English

Eat to your strength, answer to your strength — enjoy what you can stand behind.

Literally: strength to eat, strength to bear

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “có sức ăn có sức chịu” mean?

Eat to your strength, answer to your strength — enjoy what you can stand behind. Literally: strength to eat, strength to bear

Is “có sức ăn có sức chịu” formal or informal?

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

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