cơm là gạo, áo là tiền
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Meaning · English
Food and clothing are basic needs
Literally: rice is rice, clothing is money
Examples
Cuộc sống của người dân chỉ tập trung vào cơm là gạo, áo là tiền.The people's lives only focus on food and clothing.
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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 là gạo, áo là tiền” mean?
Food and clothing are basic needs Literally: rice is rice, clothing is money
Is “cơm là gạo, áo là tiền” formal or informal?
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