cơm hẩm áo manh
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Musty rice and threadbare clothes — a life of hungry, ragged poverty.
Literally: stale rice, flimsy garment
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 “cơm hẩm áo manh” mean?
Musty rice and threadbare clothes — a life of hungry, ragged poverty. Literally: stale rice, flimsy garment
Is “cơm hẩm áo manh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.