Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cơm hẩm cà thiu

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Meaning · English

Having a hard and difficult life

Literally: dry rice and stale fish

Examples

Cuộc sống của họ chỉ là cơm hẩm cà thiu sau khi mất việcTheir life was only dry rice and stale fish after losing their job

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

Common questions

What does “Cơm hẩm cà thiu” mean?

Having a hard and difficult life Literally: dry rice and stale fish

Is “Cơm hẩm cà thiu” formal or informal?

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

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