cơm chẳng ăn gạo còn đó
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Meaning · English
There's always a backup plan
Literally: rice is not eaten but paddy is still there
Examples
Khi mất việc, anh nhớ câu cơm chẳng ăn gạo còn đó và quyết định khởi nghiệp.When he lost his job, he remembered the proverb and decided to start his own business.
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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 “cơm chẳng ăn gạo còn đó” mean?
There's always a backup plan Literally: rice is not eaten but paddy is still there
Is “cơm chẳng ăn gạo còn đó” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.