Cơm ăn mỗi bữa một lưng, hơi đâu mà giận người dưng thêm phiền

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Meaning · English

Be content with what you have and avoid unnecessary troubles

Literally: Rice eaten every meal one back, what breath to scold strange people more trouble

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Cơm ăn mỗi bữa một lưng, hơi đâu mà giận người dưng thêm phiền khi sống trong nghèo khóBe content with what you have and avoid unnecessary troubles when living in poverty

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Cơm ăn mỗi bữa một lưng, hơi đâu mà giận người dưng thêm phiền” mean?

Be content with what you have and avoid unnecessary troubles Literally: Rice eaten every meal one back, what breath to scold strange people more trouble

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